Ferine \Fe"rine\, a. [L. ferinus, fr. ferus wild. See {Fierce}.]
Wild; untamed; savage; as, lions, tigers, wolves, and bears
are ferine beasts. --Sir M. Hale. -- n. A wild beast; a beast
of prey. -- {Fe"rine*ly}, adv. -- {Fe"rine*ness}, n.
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