Ferae
See also: ferae and -ferae
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin ferae (“wild, savage”), originally coined in its now obsolete sense by Carl Linnaeus.
Proper noun
Ferae
- (obsolete) A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – corresponding to Carnivora.
- An unranked clade uniting the orders Carnivora and Pholidota.
Synonyms
- (clade of Carnivora and Pholidota): Ostentoria (neologism)
Further reading
- Ferae in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911