Latin animal names. What is an equine?

2008 May 29
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  1. 2008 July 18

    Great website!

  2. 2008 August 9
    Steve permalink

    not all verified:
    aquiline – eagle
    assinine – donkey
    bovine – cattle
    cancrine – crab
    canine – dog
    caprine, hircine – goat
    corvine, elaphine, rusine – deer
    corvine – crow
    equine – horse
    elapine – snake
    feline – cat
    leonine – lion
    lapine – female deer or rabbit
    leporine – rabbit, hare
    lupine – wolf
    murine – rodent
    musteline – badger, otter
    pavonine – peacock
    piscine – fish
    porcine – pig
    serpentine – snake
    ursine – bear
    vulpine – fox

  3. 2008 August 10

    thanks steve!

  4. 2008 August 19

    Lovely post. Please add my email address to your list and email me the updates if possible. I always like to read your blog and comment on it.

  5. 2008 September 26
    Wotsit permalink

    What about passerine?

  6. 2008 September 26

    added passerine :)

  7. 2009 February 10
    beth permalink

    Is there an -ine suffix for a human?

  8. 2009 March 6
    raimundo silva permalink

    anatine – duck
    sciurine – squirrel
    anserine – goose
    psittacine – parakeey

    http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-ana3.htm

  9. 2009 April 16
    Pritam permalink

    Corvine refers to Crow like and not deer

  10. 2009 April 30

    Thanks raimundo silva. And fixed corvine Pritam. :)

  11. 2009 April 30

    beth it’s homine for humasn :)

  12. 2009 August 11
    Jean Hoff permalink

    I reently found struthionine, meaning osstrich-like.

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