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Clues to words that r adjectives in animal names

for examplea: lion--leonine, cat-feline, dog--canine;, pls can u give some clues regarding:ape,fox,wolf,pig,tiger,***,cow,bear,frog.
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I know that pig is porcine and cow is bovine - these words seem to emerge from latin roots, which is why they are slightly different than you might expect! I'm not 100% sure about the rest, but try looking these up in an on-line dictionary: simian, vulpine assinine ursine

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  • I know that pig is porcine and cow is bovine - these words seem to emerge from latin roots, which is why they are slightly different than you might expect!
  • I'm not 100% sure about the rest, but try looking these up in an on-line dictionary: simian, vulpine assinine ursine
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I know that pig is porcine and cow is bovine -

these words seem to emerge from latin roots, which is why they are slightly different than you might expect!

I'm not 100% sure about the rest, but try looking these up in an on-line dictionary:

simian,
vulpine
assinine
ursine
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