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feral

[feer-uhl, fer-] / ˈfɪər əl, ˈfɛr- /


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This book will be a difficult read for anyone convinced that a rat or feral cat’s life is equivalent to that of an albatross or shearwater’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Instead, they come from a naturally mixed population in Southern California, often originating from feral colonies living in trees.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

"Here on Rathlin in 2017, a feral ferret reached one of our puffin colonies and killed 27 puffins in a two-day period," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

His first presidential campaign in 2016 was marked by a feral but highly developed gut instinct for what the public wanted, or at least what it thought it wanted.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Last of all the dogs would come sniffing, lean and hungry, the feral pack that was never far behind the khalasar.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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