What does feral mean?
Definitions for feral
ˈfɪər əl, ˈfɛr-fer·al
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Princeton's WordNet
feral, ferine, savageadjective
wild and menacing
"a pack of feral dogs"
Wiktionary
feralnoun
A domesticated animal that has returned to the wild; an animal, particularly a domesticated animal, living independently of humans.
feralnoun
A contemptible young person, a lout, a person who behaves wildly.
feralnoun
A person who has isolated themselves from the outside world; one living an alternative lifestyle.
feraladjective
Wild, untamed, especially of domesticated animals having returned to the wild.
feraladjective
Contemptible, unruly, misbehaved.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Feraladjective
Funereal; mournful; deadly. Dict.
Etymology: feralis, Latin.
Wikipedia
Feral
A feral (from Latin fera 'a wild beast') animal or plant is one that lives in the wild but is descended from domesticated individuals. As with an introduced species, the introduction of feral animals or plants to non-native regions may disrupt ecosystems and has, in some cases, contributed to extinction of indigenous species. The removal of feral species is a major focus of island restoration.
Webster Dictionary
Feraladjective
wild; untamed; ferine; not domesticated; -- said of beasts, birds, and plants
Feraladjective
funereal; deadly; fatal; dangerous
Etymology: [L. ferus. See Fierce.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of feral in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of feral in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of feral in a Sentence
My desperation to find him led to an unimaginable journey. I met dozens of people, who out of the goodness of their hearts, spend countless hours rescuing and caring for stray and feral cats, they helped me hand out flyers, hang posters, and search neighbors‘ yards. We set up feeding stations and night vision cameras in areas where sightings were reported.
The problem is that feral hogs are so prolific that we have to trap 70 percent of the pig population every year just to maintain the population level we have right now.
Feral hogs wreak havoc on Oklahoma's farms, ranches and ecosystems, and cost farmers, ranchers and landowners.
This suggests the importance of monitoring SARS-like coronaviruses in feral dogs in the fight against SARS-CoV-2.
If you are a farmer, they can clean out your crops overnight, we have farmers tell us they have given up on planting high-dollar crops because of the feral hog problem.
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- وحشيArabic
- див, неопитоменBulgarian
- verwildert, wildGerman
- άγριοςGreek
- ferino, fiero, salvaje, ferozSpanish
- وحشیPersian
- villi, villiintynytFinnish
- marron, féral, haretFrench
- जंगलीHindi
- selvaggioItalian
- 野性的なJapanese
- ಕಾಡುKannada
- mohowaoMāori
- jalang, feralMalay
- verwilderd, wildDutch
- dziki, zdziczałyPolish
- silvestrePortuguese
- дикий, одичавшийRussian
- förvildadSwedish
- ไม่เชื่อง, ดุร้ายThai
- 野性Chinese
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