Looking for words

There are lots of them, hrsanei, but they are not so well known: piscine, equine, bovine, porcine. In fact, biologists coin them for most families: musteline, otarine, cervine, hircine, ursine, murine, cercopithecine, etc. Some, like elephantine, porcine and bovine, have more general meanings.

equine- horses (latin equus), sometimes also "equestrian", like "Eqestrian Event" for "Horse-Show, or Competition"

bovine- catttle/cows (latin bovis)

aquiline- eagles (aquila in Latin, often used to refer to beak like noses)

ursine- bears

I think there will be more. In theory, any latin word for an animal could be used to form an English adjective, but as you go

Thank you very much Noctivagus for your time and useful words.

Thank you very much Mister Micawber.

I am impressed by your diverse range of vocabulary. My definition of a knowlegeable person has been extended by getting to know you after joining this forum.

I think the most commonly known and used are equine and bovine, though.

vulpine --> fox

Mister MicawberThere are lots of them, hrsanei, but they are not so well known: piscine, equine, bovine, porcine. In fact, biologists coin them for most families: musteline, otarine, cervine, hircine, ursine, murine, cercopithecine, etc. Some, like elephantine, porcine and bovine, have more general meanings.

well... thanks for your information but i couldn

I googled Animal adjectives and found this list for you:

http://www.pubquizhelp.com/animals/adject.html

In my whole life I have only ever found it necessary to know and use five or six of them.

Rover_KEIn my whole life I have only ever found it necessary to know and use five or six of them.

Rover