Meaning of feral

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.

Pronunciation: (fēr'ul, fer'-), [key]

— adj.

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