Ferine: alternatives and connections

Having the extremities terminate in the heads of eagles, lions, etc.; as, an anserated cross.

Of or pertaining to the family Canidae, or dogs and wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that or those of a dog.

A genus of carnivorous mammals, of the family Canidae, including the dogs and wolves.

A large, covered wagon, or a train of such wagons, for conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition; an itinerant show, as of wild beas…

An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is…

The wild cherry; as, Prunus serotina (wild black cherry), valued for its timber; P. Virginiana (choke cherry), an American shrub which…

In the position of fighting; -- said of two lions set face to face, each rampant.

A loud utterance; especially, the inarticulate sound produced by one of the lower animals; as, the cry of hounds; the cry of wolves.

A division of Carnivora, including the dogs, wolves, and foxes.

To urge on and direct the motions of, as the beasts which draw a vehicle, or the vehicle borne by them; hence, also, to take in a carr…

Partly swallowed; disappearing in the jaws of anything; as, an infant engouled by a serpent; said also of an ordinary, when its two en…

Fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty; ravenous; rapacious; as, ferocious look or features; a ferocious lion.

Wild; savage.

Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk.

A place to which one frequently resorts; as, drinking saloons are the haunts of tipplers; a den is the haunt of wild beasts.

To utter a loud, protraced, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.

Not tamed; untamed; savage; wild.

To live or dwell in; to occupy, as a place of settled residence; as, wild beasts inhabit the forest; men inhabit cities and houses.