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

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – corresponding to Carnivora.
  2. An unranked clade uniting the orders Carnivora and Pholidota.

Synonyms

  • (clade of Carnivora and Pholidota): Ostentoria (neologism)

Further reading

  • Ferae in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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