lupine – wolves
musteline – weasels
tigrine – tigers
bovine – cows
ursine – bears
ovine – sheep
piscine – fish
lapine – rabbits
vulpine – foxes
anserine – geese
aquiline – eagles
elephantine – guess
hircine – goats
leonine – lions
murine – mice
leporine – rabbits again
overine – sparrows
pavonine – peacocks
phocine – seals
soricine – shrews
taurine – bulls
vespine – wasps
viperine – vipers
zebrine – zebras
Wanna get me a copy of that book everyone has been talking about … the one on the origins of words 🙂 Next weeks… collective nouns for Mr K.
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