I.of or belonging to wild animals (mostly poet.; “not in Cic., for Inv. 1, 2, 2, is to be read victu fero): vultus,” Ov. M. 2, 523: “vox,” id. Tr. 5, 12, 55: “caedes,” id. M. 7, 675: “caro,” venison, game, Sall. J. 18, 1; 89, 7; Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 161: “lac,” Verg. A. 11, 571: “vestis,” of the skins of wild beasts, Lucr. 5, 1418: “voluptates,” brutal sensuality, Gell. 19, 2 init.— Transf.: “vita,” low, Amm. 26, 6; 15, 3.—
II. Subst.: fĕrīna , ae, f., the flesh of wild animals, game, Verg. A. 1, 215; Val. Fl. 3, 569: “pomum a ceteris distans sapore quodam ferinae,” Plin. 13, 4, 9, § 43.
