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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
feral /ˈfɛr(ə)l, ˈfɪə-/
adjective
  • 1 (of an animal or plant) in a wild state, especially after having been domesticated or cultivated.
  • 2 resembling a wild animal: a feral snarl.
– origin C17: from L. fera ‘wild animal’ + -al.



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