acarine (mite, tick)
aedine, anopheline, culucine (mosquito)
alcelaphine, antilopine, bubaline (antelope)
anguine, anguilline, aspine, ophidian, serpentine, viperine (snake)
- colubrine (gartersnake, king snake)
- crotaline (rattlesnake)
- elapine (cobra, coral snake, mamba)
- pythonine (python)
arietine (ram)
asinine (donkey)
avine (bird)
- accipitrine, falconine (falcon, hawk, kestrel)
- alaudine (skylark)
- alcidine (auk, puffin)
- alectorine, gruine (crane)
- anatine, fuliguline (duck)
- anserine (goose)
- aquiline (eagle)
- buteonine, cathartine, vulturine (vulture, buzzard)
- charadrine, scolopacine (plover, snipe, woodcock)
- ciconine (stork)
- columbine (dove, pigeon)
- corvine (crow, jackdaw, raven)
- coturnine (quail)
- cuculine (cuckoo)
- cygnine, cynine (swan)
- cypseline (swift)
- dacelonine (kingfisher)
- didine (dodo)
- dinorthine (moa)
- emberizine (sparrow)
- fringilline (finch)
- galline (chicken)
- garruline (jay, magpie)
- halcyonine (kingfisher)
- hirundine, sturnine (starling, swallow)
- ibidine (ibis)
- icterine (blackbird, meadowlark, oriole)
- laridine, larine (gull)
- meleagrine (turkey)
- milvine (kite)
- mimine (mockingbird)
- pandionine (osprey)
- passerine (sparrow)
- pavonine (peacock)
- perdicine (partridge)
- phalacrocoracine (cormorant)
- phasianine (pheasant)
- phoenicopterine (flamingo)
- picine (woodpecker)
- psittacine (macaw, parrot)
- pullastrine (pigeon)
- pyrrhuline (bullfinch)
- strigine (owl)
- struthionine (ostrich, emu, rhea)
- tetraonine (grouse)
- trigine (sandpiper)
- trochilidine, trochiline (hummingbird)
- troglodytine (wren)
- turdine (bluebird, robin, thrush)
basilicine (basilisk lizard)
bisontine (bison)
bombycine (silkworm)
bovine, vaccine (cow, ox, yak)
bubaline (buffalo)
bufotenine (toad)
caballine, equine (horse)
cameline (camel)
cancrine (crab)
canine (dog)
caprine, hircine (goat)
cebine (capuchin monkey)
ceratorhine, rhinerocerine (rhinoceros)
cercopithecine (monkey)
cervine, elaphine, rusine (deer, elk, moose)
cetacine (whale)
- delphine, delphinine (dolphin)
- megapterine (humpback whale)
- phocaenine (porpoise)
cricetine (gerbil, hamster)
crocodiline (crocodile)
didelphine (opossom)
draconine (dragon)
elephantine (elephant)
feline (cat)
ferine (any wild or feral animal)
formicine (ant)
gazelline (gazelle)
giraffine (giraffe)
glirine, murine (rodent)
herpestine, viverrine (mongoose)
hippocampine (sea horse)
hippopotamine (hippopotamus)
hippotigrine, zebrine (zebra)
hirudine (leech)
homarine (lobster)
hominine (human)
hyenine (hyena)
hylobatine (gibbon)
hystricine (porcupine)
lacertine (lizard)
lapine, leporine (hare, rabbit)
lemurine (lemur)
leonine (lion)
leopardine, pantherine, pardine (leopard, panther)
limacine (slug)
lumbricine (earthworm)
lupine (wolf)
lutrine (otter)
lyncine (lynx)
macropine, macropodine (kangaroo)
manatine (manatee)
megatherine (giant ground sloth)
meline (badger)
mephitine (skunk)
microtine (lemming, vole)
musteline (ermine, ferret, marten, mink, polecat, stoat, weasel)
myoxine (dormouse)
myrmecine (ant)
myrmecophagine (anteater)
noctillionine, pteropine (bat, flying fox)
octopine (octopus)
odebenine (walrus)
ornithorhynchine (platypus)
orygine (oryx)
ostracine (oyster)
otarine (sea lion, seal)
ovibovine (musk ox)
ovine (sheep)
patelline (limpet)
pediculine (louse)
phocine (seal)
pieridine, pierine (butterfly)
piscine (fish)
- acipenserine (sturgeon)
- atherine (smelt)
- cyprine (carp)
- gadine (cod)
- percesocine (barracuda)
- percine (perch)
porcine, suilline (pig)
procyonine (raccoon)
pulicine (flea)
rangiferine (caribou, reindeer)
ranine (frog)
salamandrine (salamander)
sciurine (squirrel)
scolopendrine (centipede)
soricine (shrew)
talpine (mole)
taurine (bull)
termitine (termite)
testudine (tortoise)
tigrine (tiger)
tolypeutine (armadillo)
ursine (bear)
vespine (hornet, wasp)
vituline (calf)
vulpine (fox)
zibeline (sable)
Sources:
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080425173133AAPocQI
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=465803
https://everbosity.wordpress.com/tag/ovine/
https://grammarist.com/usage/animal-adjectives/
https://polargriff.livejournal.com/440512.html
http://www.davekoelle.com/animal_terms.html
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