Ferae
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Translingual
Etymology
From Latin ferae (“wild, savage”), originally coined in its now obsolete sense by Carl Linnaeus.
Proper noun
Ferae
- (obsolete) A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – corresponding to Carnivora.
- An unranked clade (mirorder) uniting the orders Carnivora and Pholidota.
Synonyms
- (clade of Carnivora and Pholidota): Ostentoria (neologism)
Further reading
- “Ferae”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.