a. [ L. ferax, -acis, fr. ferre to bear. ] Fruitful; producing abundantly. [ R. ] Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. feracitas. ] The state of being feracious or fruitful. [ Obs. ] Beattie. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖prop. n. pl. [ L., wild animals, fem. pl. of ferus wild. ] (Zool.) A group of mammals which formerly included the Carnivora, Insectivora, Marsupialia, and lemurs, but is now often restricted to the Carnivora.
a. [ L. feralis, belonging to the dead. ] Funereal; deadly; fatal; dangerous. [ R. ] “Feral accidents.” Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. ferus. See Fierce. ] (Bot. & Zool.) Wild; untamed; ferine; not domesticated; -- said of beasts, birds, and plants. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A child not raised in the company of humans; a child raised by wild animals. Romulus and Remus in Roman mythology were