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feral
(English) Organism that escaped from domestication and reverted to wild state but remains distinct from other wild species; examples are the wild horses and burros of the West and the wild goats and pigs of Hawaii; fish regularly escape from aquaculture enterprises and may interfere with wild species. May infect farmed fish with diseases, interbreed with wild stocks, or dominate ecosystems. (See also: aquaculture, exotic species, introduced species)
sauvage
(French) Organisme qui s'est échappé de domestication et est revenu à l'état sauvage mais qui reste distinct d'autre espèce sauvage; les exemples sont les chevaux du milieu naturel et les ânes de l'Ouest et les chèvres du milieu naturel et les cochons de Hawaïi; des poissons s'échappent régulièrement des entreprises de l'aquaculture et peut perturber les espèces sauvages. (See also: aquaculture, exotic species, introduced species)
feral
(Portuguese) Organismo que escapou à domesticação e reverteu ao seu estado selvagem, mas que se mantém distinto das espécies selvagens. (See also: aquaculture, exotic species, introduced species)

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