Animal adjectives (avian, canine, cygnine, etc.)

Please note: This list is still very rough and needs a bit of work.

acarine = mite, tick
accipitrine = bird: hawk, falcon, or bird of prey
accipitrine = falcon
accipitrine = hawk
accipitrine, falconine = hawk
acipenserine = sturgeon
acrine = frog
actinine = sandpiper
aedine = mosquito
aedine = mosquito (genus aëdes)
aedine, anopheline = mosquito
aegypine = vulture
alaudine
alaudine = bird: skylark
alaudine = skylark
alcelaphine = antelope
alcelaphine = wildebeest
alcelaphine = wildebeest/antelope
alcelaphine, bubaline, antilopine = antelope
alcidine = bird: auk, puffin, or murre
alcidine = puffin
alcine
alectoridine
alectorine = crane
alectorine, phasianine = pheasant
alopine = arctic fox
anatine
anatine = duck, mallard
anatine = mallard
anatine, fuliguline = duck
anguilline = snake
anguine = [adj] of or like a snake
anguine = snake
anguine = snakes
anopheline
anopheline = mosquito (genus anopheles)
anserine = [adj] of or like a goose.
anserine = goose
antelopine
antilopine = antelope
apian = bee
apian = bees
apiarian = bee
aquiline = [adj] like an eagle; (of a nose) hooked
aquiline = eagle
aquline = eagle
arctian = moth
arietine = ram
asinine = ass
asinine = donkey
aspine = asp
aspine = snake, asp
atherine = smelt
avian, avine = birds
avine
basilicine = basilisk lizard
batrachian = toad
binsontine
bisontine = bison
bobovine = gaur
bombycine
bombycine = silkworm
bosine = yak
bovine = Of, relating to, or affecting cattle, cows, oxen; OED: "Belonging to, or characteristic of, the ox tribe. Also elliptical = bovine animal."
- rund, runderen, rundachtigen
bubaline
bubaline = antelope, buffalo, hartebeast
bubaline = buffalo
bubaline = buzzard
bufotenine = toad
buteonine = buzzard
buteonine = buzzards
buteonine, cathartine = buzzard
butine = hawk
caballine
caballine = horse
cameline = camel
cameline = camels
cancrine = crab
canine = [adj] of, relating to, or resembling a dog or dogs
canine = dog
canine = dogs
capreoline
capreoline = roebuck
caprine = [adj] of or resembling a goat (see hircine)
caprine = goat
caprine = goat (without connotation of smell; see also hircine)
caprine = ibex
caprine, hircine (smelly) = goat
castorine = beaver
cathartine = vulture, buzzard
cathartine = vultures
cavine = guinea pig
cebine = capuchin monkey
ceratorhine = rhinoceros
ceratorine = rhino
ceratorine = rhinoceros
cercopithecine = monkey
cercopithecine; simian = monkey
cervine = [adj] of or like a deer
cervine = deer
cervine = deer, elk, moose, stag
cervine = deer/elk/moose
cervine = elk
cervine = elk/moose
cervine = moose
cervine, elaphine = deer
cervine, elaphine = stag
charadrine = plover
charadrine = plover, snipe, woodcock
charadrine = plovers
charadrine = snipe
charadrine, scolopacine = woodcock
chelonian = tortoise, turtle
chelonian = turtle
chelonian turtle
chelonian, testudine = tortoise
ciconine
ciconine = stork
clathrine = primitive sponge
colubine = racer snake
colubrine
colubrine (garter, king) = snakes
colubrine = snake: gartersnake, king snake
columbine
columbine = dove
columbine = doves
coralline = coral
corvine
corvine = [adj] of or like a raven or crow, esp. in color
corvine = crow
corvine = crow, raven, jackdaw, jay, magpie
corvine = raven
coturnine = quail
cricetine = gerbil
cricetine = hamster
cricetine = hamster, gerbil
cricetine = hamster/gerbil
cricetine = hamsters
crocodilian = crocodile
crocodiline
crocodiline = crocodile
crotaline
crotaline = rattlesnake
cuculine = cuckoo
cuculine = cuckoos
culicine = mosquito (genus culex)
culicine = mosquitoes
cygnine
cygnine = swan
cyprine = carp
cypseline = swift
dacelonine
dacelonine = kingfisher
dasypine = armadillo
dasyproctine = agouti
dasyurine = dasyure
daysurine
delphine
delphine = dolphin
delphine = dolphins
didelphine
didelphine = opposum
didelphine = possum
didine = dodo
didine = dodos
dinornithine = moa
draconine = dragon
elaphine = stag
elaphine = stag, deer
elapine = cobra
elapine = snake: cobra, coral snake, mamba
elapine = snakes
elephantine = [adj] of or like an elephant
elephantine = elephant
emberizine = bird: bunting, sparrow
emberizine, pyrrhuloxine = bunting
equine = of, relating to, affecting, or resembling a horse; horses; Animals belonging to the family of Equidae.
- Latin: Equidae
- Dutch: paardachtigen^[1]; fokpaard (breeding animal of the equine species)
eusuchian = alligator
eusuchian = alligator 02
eusuchien = alligators
falconine
falconine = falcon
falconine = falcon, hawk, kestrel
falconine = kestrel
feline = [adj] of, relating to, or affecting cats
- Dutch: katachtigen
ferine = any wild animal
formicine = ant
formicine = ants
formicine, myrmecine = ant
fringilline
fringilline = finch
fulciline = coots
fulicine = coot
fuliguline
fuliguline = eider, sea duck
gadine = cod
galline = chicken
- Dutch: kipachtigen (galline animals)
garruline = jay
garruline = jay or magpie
garruline = magpie
garruline = magpies, jays
gazelline
gazelline = gazelle
geochine = tortise
giraffine = giraffe
glirine = rodent
gruine = crane
halcyonine = kingfisher
helodine = gila monster
herpestine = meerkat
herpestine = mongoose
herpestine = mongooses
hippocampine = sea horse
hippocampine = seahorse
hippopatamine = hippopatmus
hippopotamine
hippopotamine = hippopotamus
hippotamine = hippopotamus
hippotigrine
hippotigrine = zebra
hircine =
- goats
- OED: Of, belonging to, or resembling a goat; spec. (a) having a goatish smell; (b) lustful.
- [adj] of or resembling a goat (see caprine)
- goat (with connotation of smell; see also caprine
- Dutch: geitachtigen (hircine animals)
hirudine
hirudine = leech
hirudine = swallow
hirundine
hirundine = martin
hirundine = swallow
hirundine = swallow, martin
homarine (lobsters)
homarine = lobster
hominine
hominine = human
hyenine
hyenine = hyena
hylobatine
hylobatine = gibbon
hyracine = hyrax
hystericine = porcupine
hystricine = porcupine
hystricine = porcupines
ibidine
ibidine = ibis
icterine = bird: blackbird, oriole, meadowlark
icterine = blackbird
icterine = meadowlark
icterine = oriole
isodine = bandicoot
kobine = waterbuck
lacertian, lacertine = lizard
lacertilian = lizard
lacertilian, saurian = lizard
lacertine
lapine (see: leporine^[2]) =
- hare
- rabbit
- Dutch: haasachtig/haasachtigen; konijnachtig/konijnachtigen
laridine = gull
larine
larine = gull
larine = seagull
lemurine
lemurine = lemur
leonine = [adj] of or resembling a lion
leonine = linon
leonine = lion
leporine =
- OED: Pertaining to a hare or hares; of the nature or form of a hare; lagomorphic.
- [adj] of or resembling a hare or hares
- hare
- rabbit(s)
- Dutch: haasachtig/haasachtigen; konijnachtig/konijnachtigen
limacine = slug
lumbricine
lumbricine = earthworm
lumbricine = worm
lupine = [adj] of or relating to a wolf or wolves; fierce or ravenous
lupine = wolf
lutrine
lutrine = otter
lyncean = lynx
lyncine
lyncine = lynx
macropine = kangaroo
macropine = kangaroos
macropodine
macropodine = kangaroo
macropodine = kangaroo, wallaby
manatine
manatine = manatee
martine = sable
megacerine = megaceros
megacerotine = megaceros
megapterine
megapterine = humpback whale
megatherine = giant ground sloth
meleagrine = turkey
meleagrine = turkeys
meline = badger
mephitine = skunk
mephitine = skunks
microtine = lemming
microtine = lemming, vole
microtine = vole
milvine
milvine = kite
mimine = mockingbird
monadine = monad, flagellated protozoan
moschine
moschine = musk deer
murine =
- Origin: Early 17th century: from Latin murinus, from mus, mur- 'mouse'.
- OED: Of, resembling, characteristic of, or derived from a mouse or mice; mouse-like; (Zoology) of or relating to members of the subfamily Murinae or (formerly) the family Muridae, comprising Old World mice and rats.
- Oxforddictionaries.com: Relating to or affecting mice or related rodents.
- [adj] of, relating to, or affecting mice or related rodents/mice/rats
- Dutch: muisachting/muisachtingen; muizen-; ratten-
muscicapine = bird: flycatcher
muscicapine = birds
mustelid =
- GEMET: A large, diverse family of low-slung, long-bodied carnivorous mammals including minks, weasels, and badgers; distinguished by having only one molar in each upper jaw, and two at the most in the lower jaw.
- Dutch: marterachtigen^[1]
musteline (see: mustelid) =
- Oxforddictionaries.com:
  - ADJECTIVE: Of or like a weasel; ( Zoology ) of, belonging to, or characteristic of the weasel family Mustelidae or the subfamily Mustelinae.
  - NOUN: Zoology. A mustelid; (now usually) specifically a member of the subfamily Mustelinae, which includes weasels, martens, and polecats.
- Dutch: marterachtigen
musteline = badger
musteline = ermine
musteline = ermine (or stoat), ferret, badger, martin, mink, otter, polecat, skunk, weasel
musteline = ferret
musteline = marten
musteline = mink
musteline = polecat
musteline = skunk
musteline = stoat
musteline = weasel
myoxine = dormouse
myrmecine = ant
myrmecophagine = anteater
nestorine
nestorine = kaka or kea
noctilionine = bat
noctilionine = bats
octopine = octopus
odobenine = walrus
oniscine = songbird
ophidian = snake
ophidian = snakes
orcine = killer whale
orcine = orca/killer whale
orygine = oryx
oscine
oscine (song) = birds
oscine = bird: songbird; also, bird song
oscine = songbird
ostracine = oyster
ostracine = oysters
otariine = sea lion
otarine = sea lion
otarine = sea lion, seal
ovibovine
ovibovine = musk ox
ovine =
- [adj] of or resembling sheep
- GEMET: Horned ruminant mammals raised in many breeds for wool, edible flesh, or skin.^[2]
- Dutch: schaapachtigen
pandionine = osprey
panorpine = scorpion fly
pantherine
pantherine = panther
paradoxurine = palm-cat, palm-civet
pardine
pardine = leopard
parine = tit, titmouse
passerine
passerine (perching) = birds
passerine = songbird
passerine = sparrow
passerine = sparrow / perching bird
patelline = limpet
pavonine = [adj] of or like a peacock
pavonine = peacock
pediculine = louse
penduline = bird: titmouse
penduline = birds
penduline = mouse
percesocine = barracuda
percine = perch
perdicine = partridge
petaurine = flying squirrel
phalacrocoracine = cormorant
phalangine = phalanger
phascolomian = wombat
phasianine
phasianine = pheasant
philomelian = nightingale
phocaenine
phocaenine = porpoise
phocine
phocine = seal
phocine = seals
phocine, otarine = seal
picine = woodpecker
picine = woodpeckers
pieridine = butterfly
pieridine, pierine = butterfly
pierine = butterfly
piscine =
- OED: Of or relating to fishes; of the nature of or characteristic of a fish or fishes.
- [adj] of or concerning fish.
- Dutch: visachtigen
pongine = orangutan
porcine, suilline =
- of or affecting or resembling a pig; animal of the ungulate species of Sus scrofa
- Dutch: varkenachtigen; varken(s)
porcupine: hystricine
proboscine = elephant
procynocine = raccoon
procyonine
procyonine = raccoon
psittacine = macaw
psittacine = parrot
psittacine = parrot, parakeet, macaw
psittacine = parrots
pteropine
pteropine = flying fox
pteropine = flying fox, bat
pteropine, noctilionine = bat
pulicine = flea
pullastrine = pigeon
pyrrhuline = bullfinch
pyrrhuloxine = bunting, cardinal
pyrrhuloxine = cardinal
pythonine = python
ralline
ralline = rail
rangiferine = caribou, reindeer
rangiferine = reindeer
ranine = frog
ranine = frogs
reptile: reptilian
reptilian = reptile
reptilian = reptile, snake
reptilian = snakes
reptilian, serpentine = reptile
rhinerocerine = rhinoceros
rhinocerine = rhinoceros
rhombomine = gerbil
rucervine
rucervine = indian swamp deer
rupicaprine
rupicaprine = chamois
sabelline
sabelline = sable
salamandrine
salamandrine = salamander
sarcophine = tasmanian devil
saurian = lizard (suborder sauria includes lizards; in older classifications, it also included crocodiles and dinosaurs)
sciurine
sciurine = squirrel
scolopacine = snipe, woodcock
scolopendrine = centipede
serpentine = serpent
serpentine = serpent, reptile, snake
serpentine = snake
serpentine = snakes
simian = ape
simian = monkey
simian; cercopithecine = monkey
sittine = nuthatch
soricine
soricine = shrew
sphingine = hawkmoth, sphinx
sphinxine = sphinx
strigine = owl
strigine = screech owls
struthionine = ostrich, emu, rhea
strutious = ostrich/emu/rhea
sturnine
sturnine = swallow, starling
suilline
suilline = hog
suilline = pig, hog
suine = swine
sylphine = sylph
sylvicoline = warbler
sylvine = cottontail
talpine
talpine = mole
tapirine
taurine
taurine = bull
taurine = bull, ox
taurine = bulls
taurine = ox/bull
termitine = termite
terrapine = turtle
testudine = tortoise
tetraonine
tetraonine = grouse
tigerine = tiger
tigrine
tigrine = tiger
tolypeutine
tolypeutine = armadillo
trigine = sandpiper
tringine
trochilidine = hummingbird
trochiline
trochiline = hummingbird
troglodytine = wren
turdine
turdine = bluebird
turdine = robin
turdine = thrush, bluebird, robin
ursine = bear
vaccine
vaccine = cow
varanine = monitor lizard
vermian = worm
vespine
vespine = hornet
vespine = hornet, wasp
vespine = hornet/wasp
vespine = wasp
viperine = snake, viper
viperine = snakes
viperine = viper
vituline
vituline = calf
viverrine
viverrine = civet
viverrine = civet, mongoose
viverrine = mongoose
viverrine, herpestine = mongoose
volucrine
volucrine = bird
volucrine = birds
vulpine =
- [adj] of or relating to a fox; crafty; cunning
- Longman: relating to ↑foxes, or similar to a fox
- Dutch: vosachtig; vosachtigen; vos(sen)-
vulturine = [adj] of or like a vulture.
vulturine = vulture
zebrine
zebrine = zebra
zebrine, hippotigrine = zebra
zibeline = sable

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[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/en/concept/2955

[:1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://www.quora.com/Can-lapine-mean-relating-to-rabbits-as-vulpine-does-for-foxes-or-was-the-word-just-invented-for-Watership-Down

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