# ferine

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɪəɹaɪn/

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to wild, menacing animals; feral.
2. Belonging to the proposed taxon of bats, carnivorans, and insectivorans.

## Etymology
From Latin ferīnus, from fera (“wild animal”). The zoological sense was coined by William Whewell in 1840.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ferine