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Feral
Feral (/ˈfɪərəl/, /ˈfɛrəl/) is a term often used in biology and ecology to describe organisms that have escaped from domestication and returned, partly or wholly, to their wild state.
Etymology
The term "feral" is derived from the Latin ferus, meaning "wild" or "untamed". It was first used in English during the early 17th century to describe wild, untamed animals.
Related Terms
- Domestication: The process by which humans control and manipulate the breeding of certain plants and animals to be more useful to people.
- Wild: Living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated.
- Ecology: The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
- Biology: The study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields that cover their morphology, physiology, anatomy, behavior, origin, and distribution.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Feral
- Wikipedia's article - Feral
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