From: anderson@macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson)
Subject: Re: -ine suffix
Organization: Madison Academic Computing Center, UW-Madison
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Date: Wed, 8 Apr 92 23:21:25 GMT


In article <Apr.8.10.47.46.1992.27556@gandalf.rutgers.edu>
rarosenb@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Robert Rosenberg) writes:

>Can anyone point me to a list of biological adjectives (generic)
>that end in "-ine," like lupine, vulpine, murine, canine, etc.?

Ask and ye shall receive.  I am indebted to my friend Jack
Hamilton of San Francisco for providing this list, some time
ago:

acarine            mite
accipitrine        hawk
alaudine           skylark
alcidine           auk, puffin, etc.
alcine             auk
alcine             elk
alectoridine       crane, rail, etc.
anatine            duck
anguine            snake
anopheline         mosquito
anserine           goose
antelopine         antelope
apian              bee
aquiline           eagle
asinine            ass
aspine             asp
avine              bird
basilicine         basilisk
bisontine          bison
bobovine           gaur (asian wild ox)
bombycine          silkworm
bovine             cow
bubaline           hartebeest
buteonine          buzzard
caballine          horse
cameline           camel
canine             dog
capreoline         roe
caprine            goat
cathartine         vulture
cervine            deer
ciconine           stork
clathrine          kind of primitive sponge
colubrine          kingsnake or gartersnake
columbine          dove
coralline          coral
corvive            crow
cricetine          hamster
crocodiline        crocodile
crotaline          rattlesnake
cuculine           cuckoo
culicine           mosquito
cygnine            swan
cyprine            carp
dacelonine         kingfisher
dasyurine          dasyure
delphine           dolphin
delphinine         dolphine
didelphine         opossum
didine             dodo
elephantine        elephant
equine             horse
falconine          falcon
feline             cat
fistuline          kind of fungus
formicine          ant
fringilline        finsh
fulicine           coot
fuliguline         eider
furciferine        animal having a forked appendage [!]
galline            domestic fowl
garruline          jay, magpie
gazelline          gazelle
giraffine          giraffe
gruine             crane
herpestine         mongoose
hippopotamine      [you can guess this one]
hippotigrine       zebra
hircine            goat (especially applies to strong odor or lustfulness)
hirudine           leech
hirundine          swallow
homarine           lobster
hominine           human
hyacinthine        hyacinth
hyenine            hyena
hylobatine         gibbon
hystricine         porcupine
ibidine            ibis
lacertilian        lizard
lacertine          lizard
laridine           gull, etc.
larine             gull
lemurine           lemur
leonine            lion
leporine           hare
lumbricine         earthworm
lupine             wolf
lutrine            otter
lyncine            lynx
macropine          kangaroo
macropodine        kangaroo, wallabee, etc.
manatine           manatee
megacerine         irish elk (extinct)
megacerotine       irish elk (extinct)
megapterine        humpback whale
megatherine        american sloth (extinct)
meleagrine         turkey
mephitine          skunk
milvine            kite
monadine           flagellate protozoan
moschine           musk deer
murine             mouse
musteline          weasel, mink
nestorine          kea, kaka [some kind of bird - the kaka bird?]
noctilionine       bat
octopine           octopus
oscine             songbird
ostracine          oyster
ovibovine          musk ox
ovine              sheep
panorpine          scorpion fly
pantherine         panther
pardine            leopard
passerine          perching songbird
pavonine           peacock
phasianine         pheasant
phocaenine         porpoise
phocine            seal
picine             woodpecker
pieridine          another kind of butterfly
pierine            particular family of butterflies
piscine            fish
porcine            pig
procynonine        raccon, kinkajou, etc.
psittacine         parrot
pteropine          bat
pulicine           flea
ralline            rail
rangiferine        caribou
ranine             frog
rhinerocerine      rhinoceros
rucervine          indian swamp deer
rupicaprine        chamois
sabelline          sable
salamandrine       salamander
sciurine           squirrel
scolopacine        woodcock, snipe, sandpiper
serpentine         serpent
simian             ape
sittine            nuthatch
soricine           shrew
sphingine          sphinx
sphinxine          sphinx
strigine           owl
struthionine       ostrich
sturnine           swallow
suilline           hog
suine              swine
sylphine           slender garceful woman or girl
sylvicoline        warbler of family Parulidae
talpine            mole
taurine            bull
tetraonine         grouse, ptarmigan, etc.
tigrine            tiger
tolypeutine        armadillo
trigine            sandpiper
trochilidine       hummingbird
trochiline         hummingbird
turdine            thrush
ursine             bear
vaccine            cow
vermian            worm
vespine            wasp
viperine           viper
vituline           calf
viverrine          civit
volucrine          bird
vulpine            fox
vulturine          vulture
zebrine            zebra
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Jack Hamilton         jfh@netcom.com

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