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Notebook Animal Adjectives

Now we all know that dogs are 'canine' and cats are 'feline', but if you've ever wondered about other species then this list is for you!

Alligator – Eusuchian
Alpace - Cameline
Ant – Formicine, Myrmecine
Anteater – Myrmecophagine
Antelope – Alcelaphine, Antilopine, Bubaline
Ape - Simian
Arctic Fox – Alopine
Armadillo – Dasypine, Tolypeutine
A** – Asinine
Auk – Alcidine
Badger - Musteline
Bandicoot – Isodine
Barracuda – Percesocine
Bat – Noctilionine, Pteropine
Bear – Ursine
Beaver – Castorine
Bee – Apian
Bird – Avian, Avine, Muscicapine, Passerine, Penduline, Volucrine
Bison – Bisontine
Blackbird - Icterine
Bluebird - Turdine
Buffalo – Bubaline
Bull – Taurine
Bullfinch - Pyrrhuline
Bunting - Emberizine, Pyrrhuloxine
Butterfly – Pieridine, Pierine
Buzzard - Buteonine, Carthatine
Calf – Vituline
Camel – Cameline
Cardinal - Pyrrhuloxine
Cat – Feline
Chamois – Rupicaprine
Chicken – Galline
Civet – Viverrine
Cobra – Elapine
Coral – Coralline
Cormorant - Phalacrocoracine
Cottontail – Sylvine
Cow – Bovine, fem. Vaccine
Crab – Cancrine
Crane - Alextorine
Crocodile – Crocodilian
Crow - Corvine
Cuckoo - Cuculine
Deer – Cervine, Elaphine
Dodo – Didine
Dog – Canine
Dolphin – Delphine
Donkey – Asinine, Equine
Dormouse – Myoxine
Dove - Columbine
Dragon – Draconine
Duck - Anatine, Fuliguline
Eagle - Aquiline
Earthworm – Lumbricine
Elephant – Proboscine, Elephantine
Elk – Cervine
Emu/ Rhea/ Ostrich – Struthious
Ermine – Musteline
Falcon – Accipitrine
Fennec - Vulpine
Ferret – Musteline
Finch – Fringilline
Fish – Piscine
Flamingo - Phoenicopterine
Flea – Pulicine
Flying Fox – Pteropine
Flying Squirrel – Petaurine
Fox – Vulpine
– Bufotine, Ranine
Gazelle – Gazelline
Gerbil – Cricetine
Gibbon – Hylobatine
Gila Monster – Helodine
Giraffe – Giraffine
Goat – Caprine, Hirsine (smelly)
Goose – Anatine, Anserine
Guanaco - Cameline
Guinea Pig – Cavine
Gull - Larine
Hamster – Cricetine
Hare – Leporine, Levorine
Hawk - Accipitrine, Falconine
Hippopotamus – Hippopotamine
Hog – Suilline, Suine
Hornet – Vespine
Horse – Equine
Human – Hominine
Hummingbird – Trochiline
Hyena – Hyenine
Ibex – Caprine
Iguana – Iguanian
Insect - Insectile
Jay – Garruline
Kangaroo – Macropodine
Kestrel – Falconine
Killer Whale – Orcine
Kingfisher – Halcyonine
Kite – Milvine
Leech – Hirudine
Lemming – Microtine
Lemur – Lemurine
Leopard – Pardine
Limpet – Patelline
Lion - Leonine
Lizard – Lacertilian, Lacertine, Saurian
Llama - Cameline
Lobster – Homarine
Louse - Pediculine
Macaw – Psittacine
Magpie – Garulline
Mallard – Anatine
Manatee – Manatine, Sirenian
Marten – Musteline
Martin – Hirundine
Meadowlark – Icterine
Mink – Musteline
Mite – Acarine
Mockingbird – Mimine
Mole – Talpine
Mongoose – Herpestine, Viverrine
Monitor Lizard – Varanine
Moose – Cervine
Mosquito – Aedine, Anopheline
Moth – Arstian
Mouse – Murine, Penduline
Mule – Muline
Nightingale – Philomelian
Octopus – Octopine
Opossum – Didelphine
Orangutan – Pongine
Oriole – Icterine
Oryx – Orygine
Ostrich/ Emu/ Rhea – Struthious
Otter – Musteline, Lutine
Ox – Bovine
Oyster – Ostracine
Panther – Pantherine
Parrot – Paittacine
Partridge – Perdicine
Peacock – Pavonine
Penguin - Spheniscine
Pheasant – Alectorine, Phasianine
Pig – Porcine
Pigeon – Pullastrine
Platypus - Ornithirhynchine
Plover – Charadrine
Polecat – Musteline
Porcupine – Hystricine
Porpoise – Phocarnine
Python – Pythonine
Quail – Coturnine
Rabbit – Lapine, Leporine
Raccoon – Procyonine
Rail - Ralline
Ram – Arietine
Rat – Murine
Rattlesnake – Crotaline
Raven – Corvine
Reindeer – Rangiferine
Reptile - Reptilian
Rhea/ Ostrich/ Emu – Struthious
Rhinoceros – Ceratorhine, Rhinerocerine
Robin – Turdine
Rodent – Glirine
Roebuck – Capreoline
Sable – Martine, Zibeline
Salamander – Salamandrine
Salmon - Salmonine
Sandpiper – Actinine
Sea Horse – Hippocampine
Sea Lion – Otarine
Seal – Otarine, Phocine
Sheep – Ovine
Shrew - Soricine
Silkworm – Bombycine
Skunk - Musteline
Skylark – Alaudine
Sloth - Iki
Slug – Limacine
Smelt – Atherine
Snake – Anguine, Columbine (Garter, King), Elapine, Ophidian, Reptilian, Serpentine, Viperine
Snipe – Charadrine
Songbird – Oscine
Sparrow – Passerine
Spider - Arachnine
Squirrel – Sciurine
Stoat – Musteline
Stork – Ciconine
Sturgeon – Acipenserine
Swallow – Hirundine
Swan – Cygnine
Swift – Cypseline
Tasmanian Devil – Sarcophine
Termite – Termitine
Terrapin – Terrapine
Thrush – Turdine
Tick – Acarine
Tiger – Tigrine
Toad – Batrachian
Tortoise – Chelonian, Geochine, Testudine
Turkey – Meleagrine
Turtle – Chelonian, Terrapine
Umbrellabird - Cephalopteine
Viper – Viperine
Vole - Microtine
Vulture – Vulturine, Aegypine
Wasp - Vespine
Waterbuck – Kobine
Weasel – Musteline
Whale - Cetacean
Wildebeest – Alcelaphine
Wolf – Lupine
Wolverine – Musteline
Wombat - Phascolomian
Woodcock – Charadrine, Scolopacine
Worm – Vermian
Wren – Troglodytine
X-ray Fish - Tetragonopterinine
Yak – Bosine
Zebra – Hippotigrine, Zebrine
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now we know your mad!!!!lol
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it is a fantastic list .. & very interesting, had a :idea: light bulb moment with Wolf - Lupin & Harry Potter lol
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now we know your mad!!!!lol
Patsy, please tell me you had realised this before now!! LOL :rotfl::rotfl:

And Ruth, I had a few of 'those' moments! The one that made me feel the stupidest was bear - ursine, when I realised 'ursa major' and 'ursa minor'....and I claim to be interested in the stars! :blush::rotfl:

Gotta say though, I really enjoyed this list - if anyone can think of something similar, gimme a shout!
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