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English
Etymology
From Latin ferus. See fierce and feral.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ferous (comparative more ferous, superlative most ferous)
- (archaic) wild; savage; feral
1653, Arthur Wilson, The History of Great Britain :And in this he had a speciall aim , and hope also , to establish Christian Laws among Infidels ; and by domestical , to chace away those ferous , and indomitable Creatures , that infested the Land
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