in the wild
Prepositional phrase
  1. (usually of animals) Living and roaming freely in nature; not domesticated.
    • 2008, G. Tyler Miller, Scott Spoolman, Sustaining the Earth: an integrated approach (page 107)
      But during its lifetime, a single macaw left in the wild might yield more than 16 times as much in tourist income.
  2. (figuratively) At large.
    • 2006, Wally Wang, Steal this computer book 4.0: what they won't tell you about the Internet
      A new, deadly type of virus has been detected in the wild.
  3. (figuratively) In written or spoken language use, especially by native speakers.
    This word is very rare; it may be difficult to find usages of it in the wild.
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