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ass |
a mammal with long legs and hooves that is closely related to the horse. A donkey is a domestic ass. Asses look like horses but are smaller and have longer ears. Wild asses live in Africa and Asia and are in danger of becoming extinct. [1/2 definitions] |
beast |
a part of human nature which is rude, cruel, or like a wild animal. [1/2 definitions] |
bighorn |
a wild sheep found in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The male has large, curved horns; the female has short, straight horns. They are also called Rocky Mountain sheep. |
boar |
a wild pig that lives in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Boars that have escaped from farms are now common in the southeastern mountains of the United States. [1/2 definitions] |
bobcat |
a wild cat with red-brown fur, tufted ears, and a short tail. Bobcats are about twice the size of a house cat. They are a kind of lynx and live in southern Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Bobcats are carnivorous mammals. |
bounty |
a reward or payment for catching outlaws or killing certain kinds of wild animals. [1/2 definitions] |
bronco |
a wild or partly tamed horse or pony of the western United States. |
cat1 |
any of the larger wild animals related to the kind of cat kept as a pet. Tigers, lions, and bobcats are all cats. Cats are carnivorous mammals. [1/2 definitions] |
cheetah |
a large, wild cat of Africa and southern Asia that has solid black spots on its fur. Cheetahs have long legs and are the fastest animal on land. Sometimes they are trained for hunting game. |
cougar |
a common name for a puma, a large wild cat with tan fur. Cougars live in many parts of North and South America. They are carnivorous mammals. They are also called mountain lions or panthers. |
den |
the resting place of wolves, lions, and other large wild animals. [1/2 definitions] |
dingo |
a kind of wild dog found only in Australia. Dingoes have long legs, pointed ears, and yellowish brown or reddish brown fur. They hunt small mammals, but have learned to hunt sheep and cattle brought to Australia by European settlers. |
domestic |
living with and serving humans instead of living in the wild. [1/3 definitions] |
domesticated |
of animals, made suited to the needs of humans and living close to humans rather than in the wild. [1/2 definitions] |
feline |
having to do with cats, both house cats and cats that live in the wild. [1/3 definitions] |
fierce |
wild and dangerous; ferocious. [1/3 definitions] |
fowl |
a wild bird, such as a duck, goose, pheasant, or quail, that is hunted for its meat. [1/2 definitions] |
fox |
a wild mammal that has a pointed nose, pointed ears, and a bushy tail. Foxes are closely related to coyotes, dogs, and wolves. Foxes hunt insects, birds, and other small animals but will sometimes eat plants, especially fruit. [1/3 definitions] |
frenzy |
a state of wild excitement or anger. |
furious |
full of anger; wild with fury. [1/2 definitions] |
fury |
very wild anger; rage; frenzy. [1/2 definitions] |
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