feral: Meaning and Definition of
fe•ral
Pronunciation: (fēr'ul, fer'-), [key] — adj.
- existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
- having reverted to the wild state, as from domestication: a pack of feral dogs roaming the woods.
- of or characteristic of wild animals; ferocious; brutal.
fe•ral
Pronunciation: (fēr'ul, fer'-), [key] — adj.
- causing death; fatal.
- funereal; gloomy.
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