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US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 ("US Fish and Wildlife Service" is a kind of...):
agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)
Holonyms ("US 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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