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feralization
This term describes a biological transition from domesticity to wildness, carrying a clinical and ecological tone. It is primarily used in scientific discourse, environmental policy, and zoology to describe the systemic shift of a population rather than the experience of a single animal.
Because it refers to a process of transformation, the word is treated as an uncountable mass noun. It describes a phenomenon or a state of change, meaning it does not take a plural form and cannot be counted with numbers; instead, it is measured by the extent or rate of the process.
Meanings
The process by which a domesticated animal species returns to a wild state through abandonment or escape.
The feralization of domestic cats has led to significant ecological pressures on local bird populations.
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I wonder if the feralization of these cats will eventually lead to a change in their hunting patterns.
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The island ecosystem was permanently altered by the feralization of goats.
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