Definition of FERINE

ferine

Meanings

Plural: ferines

Adjective Satellite

  • wild and menacing

Adj

  • Pertaining to wild, menacing animals; feral.
  • Belonging to the proposed taxon of bats, carnivorans, and insectivorans.

Noun

  • A member of the proposed taxon of bats, carnivorans, and insectivorans.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

feral, savage

Scrabble Score: 9

ferine is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ferine is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ferine is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

ferine is a valid Words With Friends word