Monday, December 24, 2007

Animal Adjectives

Porcine - Pig
Canine - Dog
Feline - Cat
Lupine - Wolf
Alopine - Arctic Fox
Musteline - Weasel
Martine - Sable
Phocine - Seal
Myrmecophagine - Anteater
Equine - Horse
Bubaline - Water Buffalo
Caprine - Ibex
Cervine - Deer
Lapine - Hare
Ovine - Sheep
Bosine - Yak
Butine - Hawk
Acrine - Frog
Meline - Badger
Macropodine - Kangaroo
Actinine - Sandpiper
Varanine - Monitor Lizard
Ursine - Grizzly Bear
Orcine - Killer Whale
Delphine - Dolphin
Dasypine - Armadillo
Crotaline - Rattlesnake
Colubine - Racer Snake
Corvine - Crow
Aegypine - Vulture
Terrapine - Turtle
Geochine - Tortise
Sylvine - Cottontail
Spermophine - Ground Squirrel
Petaurine - Flying Squirrel
Sciurine - Tree Squirrel
Pongine - Orangutan
Sarcophine - Tasmanian Devil
Procyonine - Raccoon
Larine - Seagull
Viverrine - Civet
Herpestine - Meerkat
Proboscine - Elephant
Castorine - Beaver
Cricetine - Hamster
Rhombomine - Gerbil
Glirine - Dormouse
Hystricine - Porcupine
Cavine - Guinea Pig
Columbine - Dove
Kobine - Waterbuck
Isodine - Bandicoot
Helodine - Gila Monster
bovine - cow
piscine - fish
vulpine - fox
asinine - donkey
equine - horse

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