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ferinus

Pronunciation: [ˈfɛ.rɪ.nʊs]

“ferinus” is a Latin word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. of or belonging to wild animals
  2. brutish

Etymology

From ferus (“wild, savage; wild animal”) + -īnus (adjective-forming suffix), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer- (“wild animal”).

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