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sanctuary for injured wild animal

sanctuary for injured wild animal

4.1
A place where injured wild animals get care and recover safely
  • noun
translation icon : santuario para animales salvajes heridos
  • After a car accident, the fox was taken to a sanctuary for injured wild animals for treatment.

Examples

  • Many volunteers work at the sanctuary for injured wild animals to help animals recover.

  • The new fundraising campaign supports the construction of a sanctuary for injured wild animals in the region.

  • The local sanctuary for injured wild animal helps rehabilitate birds.

  • Many sanctuaries for injured wild animals rely on donations.

  • After being rescued from the street, the injured hawk was taken to a sanctuary for injured wild animals to receive care.

  • At the sanctuary for injured wild animals, staff provide medical treatment for creatures like deer and raccoons.

  • The organization opened a new sanctuary for injured wild animals to care for local wildlife in distress.

Antonyms

A time when people could be hurt or killed

How Protective

sanctuary for injured wild animal
4.1
shelter
344 1.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

sanctuary + for + injured + wild + animal

The phrase is fully compositional: 'sanctuary' (a shelter) combined with the prepositional purpose phrase 'for injured wild animal(s)' directly specifies the shelter's intended occupants. This purpose-built noun phrase follows common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

The noun sanctuary for injured wild animal comes from the idea of a sanctuary as a safe place for a hurt creature. People bring injured wild animals there so the animals are safe and can 'recover in safety'.