US Fish and Wildlife Service
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- proper noun
- Formal
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Servicio de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de EE. UU.
- The Russian scientist was in the Midwest as part of a scientific exchange sponsored by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
- USFWS (US Fish and Wildlife Service)
- FWS (US Fish and Wildlife Service)
Examples
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The North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit is jointly supported by North Carolina State University, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, the US Geological Survey, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Wildlife Management Institute.
Academic text (2013) -
While the exceptional ecological, economic, and cultural value of reefs has been increasingly recognized, the Corps can still approve permits for activities damaging to reefs over the objections of more biologically oriented agencies, including the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Academic text (2007) -
"We are facilitators," says Mesta, coordinator for the US Fish and Wildlife Service's Sonoran Joint Venture program.
Academic text (2005) -
No one knows the bird's former numbers, but an estimated 900 territories were found in recent surveys, says Robert Marshall, a former US Fish and Wildlife Service biologist now with The Nature Conservancy's Arizona chapter in Tucson.
Academic text (2001) -
The US Fish and Wildlife Service conducts important research to ensure the protection of endangered species.
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In 2020, the US Fish and Wildlife Service implemented new regulations to conserve coastal marine habitats.
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The US Fish and Wildlife Service worked tirelessly to restore the population of the native salmon in the river.
Synonyms
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A United States government agency that protects wild animals, plants and their homes
Surface Forms
Morphology
US + fish + and + wildlife + service
The name is fully compositional: 'US' identifies the country, 'Fish and Wildlife' specifies the domain, and 'Service' signals a public organization, so the overall meaning (a U.S. agency dealing with fish and wildlife) follows directly from the parts. This follows common institutional naming patterns cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily infer the MWE's basic meaning.
Etymology
US Fish and Wildlife Service comes from a simple idea: it is a 'service' that looks after fish and wildlife and their homes. That's why the agency today protects animals, plants, and the places they live across the United States.