UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An agency in the Department of the Interior that conserves and protects fish and wildlife and their habitats; assesses the environmental impact of pesticides and nuclear power site and hydroelectric dams and thermal pollution

Synonyms:

FWS; United States Fish and Wildlife Service; US Fish and Wildlife Service

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("United States Fish and Wildlife Service" is a kind of...):

agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)

Holonyms ("United States Fish and Wildlife Service" is a part of...):

Department of the Interior; DoI; Interior; Interior Department (the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849)

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