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fe·rine
(fîr′īn′)adj.
Untamed; feral.
[Latin ferīnus, from fera, wild animal; see feral.]
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ferine
(ˈfɪəraɪn)[C17: from Latin ferīnus, of wild animals, from fera wild beast]
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fe•ral
(ˈfɪər əl, ˈfɛr-)adj.
1. existing in a wild state; not domesticated or cultivated.
2. having reverted to the wild state.
3. ferocious; savage; brutal.
[1595–1605; < Medieval Latin, Late Latin ferālis= Latin fer(a) wild beast + -ālis -al1]
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Adj. | 1. | ferine - wild and menacing; "a pack of feral dogs" |
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