adj
ferine
Ferine (adj) means pertaining to wild, menacing animals; feral.
adj
1
Pertaining to wild, menacing animals; feral.
2
Belonging to the proposed taxon of bats, carnivorans, and insectivorans.
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Etymology
From Latin ferīnus, from fera (“wild animal”). The zoological sense was coined by William Whewell in 1840.
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What is the meaning of ferine?
"ferine" (adj) means pertaining to wild, menacing animals; feral.
What are the different meanings of ferine?
"ferine" has 2 main meanings: 1. Pertaining to wild, menacing animals; feral; 2. Belonging to the proposed taxon of bats, carnivorans, and insectivorans.