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单词 feral
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feral

adjective
/ˈferəl/
/ˈferəl/
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  1. (of animals) living wild, especially after escaping from life as a pet or on a farm
    • feral cats
    • (figurative) He looked at me with a feral grin (= like a wild animal).
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryFeral is used with these nouns:
    • animal
    • cat
    • dog
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    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin fera ‘wild animal’ (from ferus ‘wild’) + -al.

feral

noun
/ˈferəl/
/ˈferəl/
(Australian English, offensive)
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  1. a person with a lifestyle that society considers unusual or unacceptable
    • The nature-loving pair were abused as a couple of ferals.
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin fera ‘wild animal’ (from ferus ‘wild’) + -al.
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