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    This document provides a list of Latin and Greek suffixes used to describe types of animals. Some examples include: - "-ine" meaning related to, such as "canine" for dogs or "feline" for cats. - "-ian" also meaning related to, like "avian" for birds or "simian" for monkeys. - Other suffixes describe the genus or family of the animal, such as "anatine" for ducks or "corvine" for crows and ravens. Over 200 animal terms are defined in the document using Latin and Greek suffixes to concisely describe different types of animals.

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    This document provides a list of Latin and Greek suffixes used to describe types of animals. Some examples include: - "-ine" meaning related to, such as "canine" for dogs or "feline" for cats. - "-ian" also meaning related to, like "avian" for birds or "simian" for monkeys. - Other suffixes describe the genus or family of the animal, such as "anatine" for ducks or "corvine" for crows and ravens. Over 200 animal terms are defined in the document using Latin and Greek suffixes to concisely describe different types of animals.

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    This document provides a list of Latin and Greek suffixes used to describe types of animals. Some examples include: - "-ine" meaning related to, such as "canine" for dogs or "feline" for cats. - "-ian" also meaning related to, like "avian" for birds or "simian" for monkeys. - Other suffixes describe the genus or family of the animal, such as "anatine" for ducks or "corvine" for crows and ravens. Over 200 animal terms are defined in the document using Latin and Greek suffixes to concisely describe different types of animals.

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    List of Animal

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    This document provides a list of Latin and Greek suffixes used to describe types of animals. Some examples include: - "-ine" meaning related to, such as "canine" for dogs or "feline" for cats. - "-ian" also meaning related to, like "avian" for birds or "simian" for monkeys. - Other suffixes describe the genus or family of the animal, such as "anatine" for ducks or "corvine" for crows and ravens. Over 200 animal terms are defined in the document using Latin and Greek suffixes to concisely describe different types of animals.

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    Source: http://www.davekoelle.com/animal_terms.

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    WORD ANIMAL
    acarine mite, tick
    accipitrine bird: hawk, falcon, or bird of prey
    acipenserine sturgeon
    aedine mosquito (genus Aëdes)
    alaudine bird: skylark
    alcelaphine antelope
    alcidine bird: auk, puffin, or murre
    alectorine crane
    anatine duck, mallard
    anguilline snake
    anguine snake
    anopheline mosquito (genus Anopheles)
    anserine goose
    antilopine antelope
    apian bee
    apiarian bee
    aquiline eagle
    arctian moth
    arietine ram
    asinine ass
    aspine snake, asp

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    atherine smelt
    avian, avine bird
    basilicine basilisk lizard
    batrachian toad
    bisontine bison
    bobovine gaur
    bombycine silkworm
    bovine cow, ox
    bubaline antelope, buffalo, hartebeast
    bufotenine toad
    buteonine buzzard
    caballine horse
    cameline camel
    cancrine crab
    canine dog
    capreoline roebuck
    caprine goat (without connotation of smell; see also
    hircine)
    cathartine vulture, buzzard
    cebine capuchin monkey
    ceratorhine rhinoceros
    cercopithecine monkey
    cervine deer, elk, moose, stag

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    charadrine plover, snipe, woodcock


    chelonian tortoise, turtle
    ciconine stork
    clathrine primitive sponge
    colubrine snake: gartersnake, king snake
    columbine dove
    coralline coral
    corvine crow, raven, jackdaw, jay, magpie
    coturnine quail
    cricetine hamster, gerbil
    crocodiline crocodile
    crotaline rattlesnake
    cuculine cuckoo
    culicine mosquito (genus Culex)
    cygnine swan
    cyprine carp
    cypseline swift
    dacelonine kingfisher
    dasyproctine agouti
    dasyurine dasyure
    delphine dolphin
    didelphine opposum
    didine dodo

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    dinornithine moa
    draconine dragon
    elaphine stag, deer
    elapine snake: cobra, coral snake, mamba
    elephantine elephant
    emberizine bird: bunting, sparrow
    equine horse
    eusuchian alligator
    falconine falcon, hawk, kestrel
    feline cat
    formicine ant
    fringilline finch
    fulicine coot
    fuliguline eider, sea duck
    gadine cod
    galline chicken
    garruline jay or magpie
    gazelline gazelle
    giraffine giraffe
    glirine rodent
    gruine crane
    halcyonine kingfisher
    herpestine mongoose

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    hippocampine seahorse
    hippopotamine hippopotamus
    hippotigrine zebra
    hircine goat (with connotation of smell; see also
    caprine)
    hirudine leech
    hirundine swallow, martin
    homarine lobster
    hominine human
    hyenine hyena
    hylobatine gibbon
    hyracine hyrax
    hystricine porcupine
    ibidine ibis
    icterine bird: blackbird, oriole, meadowlark
    lacertian, lacertine lizard
    lacertilian lizard
    lapine rabbit
    laridine gull
    larine gull
    lemurine lemur
    leonine lion
    leporine hare, rabbit

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    limacine slug
    lumbricine earthworm
    lupine wolf
    lutrine otter
    lyncine lynx
    macropine kangaroo
    macropodine kangaroo, wallaby
    manatine manatee
    megacerine megaceros
    megacerotine megaceros
    megapterine humpback whale
    megatherine giant ground sloth
    meleagrine turkey
    meline badger
    mephitine skunk
    microtine lemming, vole
    milvine kite
    mimine mockingbird
    monadine monad, flagellated protozoan
    moschine musk deer
    murine mouse, rat
    muscicapine bird: flycatcher

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    musteline ermine (or stoat), ferret, badger, martin, mink,


    otter, polecat, skunk, weasel
    myoxine dormouse
    myrmecine ant
    myrmecophagine anteater
    nestorine kaka or kea
    noctilionine bat
    octopine octopus
    odobenine walrus
    oniscine songbird
    ophidian snake
    orygine oryx
    oscine bird: songbird; also, bird song
    ostracine oyster
    otarine sea lion, seal
    ovibovine musk ox
    ovine sheep
    pandionine osprey
    panorpine scorpion fly
    pantherine panther
    paradoxurine palm-cat, palm-civet
    pardine leopard
    parine tit, titmouse

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    passerine sparrow / perching bird


    patelline limpet
    pavonine peacock
    pediculine louse
    penduline bird: titmouse
    percesocine barracuda
    percine perch
    perdicine partridge
    phalacrocoracine cormorant
    phalangine phalanger
    phascolomian wombat
    phasianine pheasant
    philomelian nightingale
    phocaenine porpoise
    phocine seal
    picine woodpecker
    pieridine butterfly
    pierine butterfly
    piscine fish
    porcine pig
    procyonine raccoon
    psittacine parrot, parakeet, macaw
    pteropine flying fox, bat

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    pulicine flea
    pullastrine pigeon
    pyrrhuline bullfinch
    pyrrhuloxine bunting, cardinal
    pythonine python
    ralline rail
    rangiferine caribou, reindeer
    ranine frog
    reptilian reptile, snake
    rhinerocerine rhinoceros
    rucervine indian swamp deer
    rupicaprine chamois
    sabelline sable
    salamandrine salamander
    saurian lizard (suborder Sauria includes lizards;
    in older classifications, it also included
    crocodiles and dinosaurs)
    sciurine squirrel
    scolopacine snipe, woodcock
    serpentine serpent, reptile, snake
    simian monkey
    sittine nuthatch
    soricine shrew

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    sphingine hawkmoth, sphinx


    sphinxine sphinx
    strigine owl
    struthionine ostrich, emu, rhea
    sturnine swallow, starling
    suilline pig, hog
    suine swine
    sylphine sylph
    sylvicoline warbler
    talpine mole
    taurine bull, ox
    termitine termite
    testudine tortoise
    tetraonine grouse
    tigrine tiger
    tolypeutine armadillo
    trigine sandpiper
    trochilidine hummingbird
    trochiline hummingbird
    troglodytine wren
    turdine thrush, bluebird, robin
    ursine bear
    vaccine cow

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    vermian worm
    vespine hornet, wasp
    viperine snake, viper
    vituline calf
    viverrine civet, mongoose
    volucrine bird
    vulpine fox
    vulturine vulture
    zebrine zebra
    zibeline sable

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