Ferae n. pl. (Zool.) A group of mammals which formerly included the Carnivora, Insectivora, Marsupialia, and lemurs, but is now often restricted to the Carnivora.
... nimborum in nocte, corusca Fulmina molitur dextra. Quo maxima motu Terra tremit: fugere ferae! et mortalia corda ... — The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2 • Edward Young
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