Meaning of FERAL
| Pronunciation: | | 'feerul
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| | Definition: | | [adj] wild and menacing; "a ferocious dog" |
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| | Synonyms: | | savage, untamed, wild |
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\Fe"ral\, a. [L. ferus. See {Fierce}.] (Bot. & Zo["o]l.)
Wild; untamed; ferine; not domesticated; -- said of beasts,
birds, and plants.
\Fe"ral\, a. [L. feralis, belonging to the dead.]
Funereal; deadly; fatal; dangerous. [R.] ``Feral accidents.''
--Burton.
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