ferine

[ feer-ahyn, -in ]
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adjective

Origin of ferine

1
1530–40; <Latin ferīnus, equivalent to fer(a) a wild animal (noun use of feminine of ferus wild) + -īnus-ine1

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ferine

/ (ˈfɪəraɪn) /


adjective
  1. another word for feral 1, feral 1

Origin of ferine

1
C17: from Latin ferīnus, of wild animals, from fera wild beast

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