ferine

Meaning

Adj

1. Pertaining to wild, menacing animals; feral.
2. (obsolete) Belonging to the proposed taxon of bats, carnivorans, and insectivorans.

Noun

A member of the proposed taxon of bats, carnivorans, and insectivorans.

Synonyms

feral

savage

fierce

wild

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɪəɹaɪn/

Etymology

From Latin ferīnus, from fera (“wild animal”). The zoological sense was coined by William Whewell in 1840.