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ferine

fe·rine

UK/ˈfɪəɹaɪn/ uncommon archaic obsolete

adjective

1.

wild and menacing

  • “a ferocious dog”
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Origin

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

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