Feral - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Feral :  adj : wild and menacing; "a ferocious dog" [syn: ferine, savage]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Feral : \Fe"ral\, a. [L. feralis, belonging to the dead.] Funereal; deadly; fatal; dangerous. [R.] ``Feral accidents.'' --Burton.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Feral : \Fe"ral\, a. [L. ferus. See Fierce.] (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Wild; untamed; ferine; not domesticated; -- said of beasts, birds, and plants.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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