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feral definition

fe·ral (fir′əl, fer′-)

adjective

    1. untamed; wild
    2. having returned to a wild condition
  2. savage; fierce

Etymology: ML feralis < L fera, wild animal < ferus, fierce + -al

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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