Animal adjectives
There are a large number of animal adjectives that can be formed with the suffix -ine, I believe all of them come from the Latin name for the animal in question. Here is a list of all the words like this I have found on a few random websites which list them:
Acarine | Tick |
Acipenserine | Sturgeon |
Acrine | Frog |
Actinine | Sandpiper |
Aedine | Mosquito |
Aegypine | Vulture |
Alopine | Arctic Fox |
Alcelaphine | Wildebeest |
Anserine | Goose |
Antilopine | Antelope |
Aquiline | Eagle |
Arietine | Ram |
Asinine | Donkey |
Bisontine | Bison |
Bombycine | Silkworm |
Bosine | Yak |
Bovine | Cattle |
Bubaline | Buffalo |
Butine | Hawk |
Cameline | Camel |
Canine | Dog |
Cancrine | Crab |
Caprine | Ibex |
Castorine | Beaver |
Cavine | Guinea Pig |
Ceratorine | Rhinoceros |
Cervine | Deer |
Colubine | Racer Snake |
Columbine | Dove |
Corvine | Crow |
Cricetine | Hamster |
Crotaline | Rattlesnake |
Dasypine | Armadillo |
Delphine | Dolphin |
Didine | Dodo |
Draconine | Dragon |
Elaphine | Stag |
Elapine | Cobra |
Equine | Horse |
Feline | Cat |
Formicine | Ant |
Galline | Chicken |
Gazelline | Gazelle |
Geochine | Tortise |
Giraffine | Giraffe |
Glirine | Rodent |
Hippocampine | Sea Horse |
Hippopatamine | Hippopatmus |
Hircine | Goat |
Helodine | Gila Monster |
Herpestine | Meerkat |
Hominine | Human |
Homarine | Lobster |
Hyenine | Hyena |
Hylobatine | Gibbon |
Hystricine | Porcupine |
Isodine | Bandicoot |
Kobine | Waterbuck |
Lapine | Hare |
Larine | Seagull |
Lemurine | Lemur |
Leonine | Linon |
Leporine | Rabbit |
Lumbricine | Worm |
Lupine | Wolf |
Macropodine | Kangaroo |
Manatine | Manatee |
Martine | Sable |
Meline | Badger |
Microtine | Lemming |
Musteline | Weasel |
Murine | Mouse |
Myrmecophagine | Anteater |
Noctilionine | Bat |
Octopine | Octopus |
Orcine | Killer Whale |
Oscine | Songbird |
Otarine | Sea Lion |
Ovine | Sheep |
Pantherine | Panther |
Passerine | Songbird |
Petaurine | Flying Squirrel |
Piscine | Fish |
Phocaenine | Porpoise |
Pierine | Butterfly |
Phocine | Seal |
Pongine | Orangutan |
Porcine | Pig |
Proboscine | Elephant |
Procyonine | Raccoon |
Pythonine | Python |
Ranine | Frog |
Rangiferine | Reindeer |
Rhombomine | Gerbil |
Salamandrine | Salamander |
Sarcophine | Tasmanian Devil |
Serpentine | Snake |
Sciurine | Squirrel |
Soricine | Shrew |
Suilline | Hog |
Sylvine | Cottontail |
Talpine | Mole |
Taurine | Bull |
Terrapine | Turtle |
Termitine | Termite |
Tigrine | Tiger |
Ursine | Bear |
Varanine | Monitor Lizard |
Vespine | Wasp |
Viverrine | Civet |