Definition of "ferae" [‖Fe•ræ]

• A group of mammals which formerly included the Carnivora, Insectivora, Marsupialia, and lemurs, but is now often restricted to the Carnivora. (noun-plural)

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• "The American system (at least after 1860) was far better in that it followed the same principle as traditional libertarian ferae naturae: whoever got on the land first and worked it would wind up owning it."
• "On my property exam I spotted all of these crazy, but small issues, such as animus revertendi and ferae naturae."
• "The American system at least after 1860 was far better in that it followed the same principle as traditional libertarian ferae naturae: whoever got on the land first and worked it would wind up owning it."