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Thesaurus: ferine

Wild; untamed; savage; as, lions, tigers, wolves, and bears are ferine beasts.

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  1. a. Wild; untamed; savage; as, lions, tigers, wolves, and bears are ferine beasts.
  2. n. A wild beast; a beast of prey.
  3. adj. wild and menacing
  4. Wild; untamed; savage; as, lions, tigers, wolves, and bears are ferine beasts. Sir M. Hale. -- n. A wild beast; a beast of prey. -- Fe"rine*ly, adv. -- Fe"rine*ness, n.
  5. Wild; untamed; savage; as, lions, tigers, wolves, and bears areferine beasts. Sir M. Hale.-- n.