See feral on Wiktionary
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"(furry fandom) A character in furry art or literature which has the physical characteristics (body) of a regular animal (typically quadripedal), that may or may not be able to communicate with humans or anthros (contrasts anthro)"
],
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}
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"ipa": "/ˈfɛrəl/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈfɪərəl/"
},
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},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛɹəl"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪəɹəl"
},
{
"homophone": "ferrule"
},
{
"homophone": "ferryl"
},
{
"homophone": "Farrell stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn"
}
],
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"4": "",
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"glosses": [
"Deadly, fatal."
],
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"deadly"
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"word": "fiero"
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