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A feral (from Latin fera 'a wild beast') animal or plant is one that lives in the wild but is descended from domesticated individuals. As with an introduced species, the introduction of feral animals or plants to non-native regions may disrupt ecosystems and has, in some cases, contributed to extinction of indigenous species.
The meaning of FERAL is of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast. How to use feral in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Feral.
FERAL definition: 1. existing in a wild state, especially describing an animal that was previously kept by people…. Learn more.
Feral definition: existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.. See examples of FERAL used in a sentence.
FERAL meaning: 1. existing in a wild state, especially describing an animal that was previously kept by people…. Learn more.
Feral animals are wild animals that are not owned or controlled by anyone, especially ones that belong to species which are normally owned and kept by people.
Feral is often used to describe a wild, untamed animal, like the feral cat with its claws and sharp teeth menacingly bared, ready to strike. Qualities that are similar to a wild animal can also be called feral .
Seedling plants from the cultivated vines often produce unisexual flowers, thus reverting to the feral type. As for the four-legged ones, they're actually feral hogs – descendents of early livestock that went wild.
Definition of feral adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
FERAL meaning: 1 : of, relating to, or resembling a wild beast; 2 : used to describe an animal (such as a cat or dog) that has escaped and become wild.
