DictionaryRoot: feral
French

feral

wild

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A domestic-type cat with a weathered, broken collar lives in a rough outdoor den with its kittens, carrying freshly caught prey rather than receiving food from people.
adjective

feral

FAIR-ul/ˈferəl/

Wild and free from domestication or social restraint.

Etymology

French feral meant “wild,” and English initially used the word broadly for wild or undomesticated things. Its common later sense singles out animals living wild after escaping domestication.

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