Hmmmm.
English has the adjective "peristeronic", which means "of or pertaining to pigeons", and "feline" for "being or resembling a cat".
Anyone know if there are equivalents for other animals in English, without just resorting to "[animal]-like"?
Hmmmm.
English has the adjective "peristeronic", which means "of or pertaining to pigeons", and "feline" for "being or resembling a cat".
Anyone know if there are equivalents for other animals in English, without just resorting to "[animal]-like"?
Canine: Dogs
Murine: Mice
Lupine: Wolves
Avian: Birds
Leonine: Lions
Elephantine: Elephants
‘Apic’ exists: https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/apic
But it seems ‘apian’ might be more common: https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/apian?searchToken=5ohdyuy8ihytf0nizp1cuk3cz
Ovine: sheep
Caprine: goats
Cervine: deer
Tigrine: tigers
Sciurine: squirrels
Vulpine: foxes
Meline: badgers
Piscine: Fish
Chelonian: Turtles and tortoises
Corbid: Ravens and crows
Reptilian: Reptiles (not to be confused with the lizard people)
Mammalian: Mammals
Avian: Birds
Raptorian: Carnivorous birds (but not dromeosaurs)
Equine: Horses, donkeys, and zebras