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ferae naturae

American  
[fee-ree nuh-toor-ee, -tyoor-ee] / ˈfi ri nəˈtʊər i, -ˈtyʊər i /

adjective

Law.

  1. (of animals) wild or undomesticated (domitae naturae ).

Etymology

Origin of ferae naturae

1655–65; < Latin: literally, of a wild nature

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