What does feral mean?
Definitions for feral
ˈfɪər əl, ˈfɛr-fer·al
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word feral.
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.
Webster Dictionary
Feraladjective
wild; untamed; ferine; not domesticated; -- said of beasts, birds, and plants
Etymology: [L. ferus. See Fierce.]
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
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.
This suggests the importance of monitoring SARS-like coronaviruses in feral dogs in the fight against SARS-CoV-2.
Out in the wild, feral hogs are an ecological nightmare. There is very little that is beneficial to native wildlife that come from feral swine.
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.
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- وحشيArabic
- неопитомен, дивBulgarian
- wild, verwildertGerman
- άγριοςGreek
- feroz, fiero, ferino, salvajeSpanish
- وحشیPersian
- villiintynyt, villiFinnish
- marron, haret, féralFrench
- जंगलीHindi
- selvaggioItalian
- 野性的なJapanese
- ಕಾಡುKannada
- mohowaoMāori
- jalang, feralMalay
- verwilderd, wildDutch
- zdziczały, dzikiPolish
- silvestrePortuguese
- одичавший, дикийRussian
- förvildadSwedish
- ดุร้าย, ไม่เชื่องThai
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