1
: of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast
feral teeth
feral instincts
2
a
: not domesticated or cultivated : wild
feral animals
b
: having escaped from domestication and become wild
feral cats
feral
noun
Examples of feral in a Sentence
They led a feral existence.
animal experts discourage homeowners from trying to adopt feral animals as pets
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It is estimated that there are currently between 60 and 100 million stray and feral cats across America, and most of them live their life in the streets without ever even making it to an animal shelter.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
The digital nomad stereotype persists: feral twenty-somethings earning $2,000 monthly in Thailand.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
This resulted in the spread of deadly pathogens and a rise in disease-carrying rats and feral dogs.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2025
But this story isn’t about that attention-seeking and slightly feral child’s summer hair look.
—Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 9 May 2025
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“Feral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feral. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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