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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! :D
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 Frog – 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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