ferae naturae

fe·rae na·tu·rae

[fee-ree nuh-toor-ee, -tyoor-ee]
noun Law.
(of animals) wild or undomesticated ( distinguished from domitae naturae ).

Origin:
1655–65; < Latin: literally, of a wild nature

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