feral
a. 野生的, 凶猛的, 野兽的 [医] 凶猛的, 野生的
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A domesticated (non-human) animal that has returned to the wild; an animal, particularly a domesticated animal, living independently of humans.
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A contemptible young person, a lout, a person who behaves wildly.
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A person who has isolated themselves from the outside world; one living an alternative lifestyle.
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A furry character in art or literature which has the appearance of a regular animal (typically quadrupedal), that may or may not be able to communicate with humans or "anthros".
俚语The story is about a group of ferals which have to explore the ruins of society after the humans die out.
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Misspelling of ferrule.
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Wild; untamed.
野生的
1876 Statistical, Descriptive, And Historical Account Of The North-Western Provinces Of India. Allahabad: North-Western Provinces' Government Press 1876. p XIV, Agra Division The spotted deer, in a truly feral state, has very much the same distribution in Bundelkhand as the sambar, but it is more numerous.
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Wild; untamed.
Of an animal, wild but descended from domestic or captive ancestors; thus, in the wild, although not necessarily of the wild type.
In this region, the wild boars can be dangerous, but (perhaps counterintuitively) the feral hogs can be even worse.
The Guinea fowl has become thoroughly feral in Jamaica and in St. Domingo, and has diminished in size; the legs are black, whereas the legs of the aboriginal African bird are said to be grey. This small change is worth notice on account of the often-repeated statement that all feral animals invariably revert in every character to their original type.
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Wild; untamed.
Of a person, contemptible; unruly; misbehaved.
Palmistry . . .The figure of a semicircle in the quadrangle of the hand, notes a feral shedder of human blood, an implacable merciless spirit.... Little puncts disorderly in the natural line, shew the worst of manners, and a feral beast-like nature.
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Wild; untamed.
Behaving in an out-of-control way due to enthrallment with a certain thought, behavior, person, etc.
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Wild; untamed.
That is a feral character; zoomorphic.
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Deadly, fatal.
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Of or pertaining to the dead, funereal.
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词源
From Latin fera (“wild beast”, noun) + -al or Latin ferus (“wild; savage; cruel”, adjective) + -al. Alternatively, borrowed from Middle French féral or Late Latin ferālis.
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