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Synonyms for estray

Most common

feral cat

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Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An animal that has escaped from its owner; a wandering animal whose owner is unknown. An animal cannot be an estray when on the range where it was raised, and permitted by its owner to run. A lost animal whose owner is known to the party at hand is not an estray.

Forms

Plural
estrays

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
estrayfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.