The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ferae naturae
Ferae naturae \Fe"r[ae] na*tu"r[ae]\ [L.] Of a wild nature; -- applied to animals, as foxes, wild ducks, etc., in which no one can claim property.
Wiktionary
ferae naturae
a. 1 not domesticated, wild. 2 (context legal English) applied to undomesticated animals which no one can legally claim as their property.
Usage examples of "ferae naturae".
We have adopted the Roman law as to animals ferae naturae, but the general tendency of our law is to favor appropriation.