English Explanatory Dictionary

ferine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to wild, menacing animals; feral.
  2. Belonging to the proposed taxon of bats, carnivorans, and insectivorans.
noun
  1. A member of the proposed taxon of bats, carnivorans, and insectivorans.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɪəɹaɪn/

Word forms

ferine more ferine most ferine ferines

Etymology

From Latin ferīnus, from fera (“wild animal”). The zoological sense was coined by William Whewell in 1840.

Synonyms

indomite savage tameless feral ferine uplandish untame untamed wild
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