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"?

#English #language #PeristeronicAF

@SleepyCatten of course? ursine, vulpine, avian, porcine, there's lots
@SleepyCatten you can probably figure out in that list where it transitioned from background knowledge we have by being furry-adjacent into background knowledge we have by reading lots of science books lol

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Canine: Dogs
Murine: Mice
Lupine: Wolves
Avian: Birds
Leonine: Lions
Elephantine: Elephants

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Is there one for "bee-like"?

Melissine? Melissaronic?

@SleepyCatten Not that I know of. I keep thinking of "Appian", but that's a road in the Roman Empire. "Apic" seems like it would fit but sounds vaguely dysphonic to me for some reason.
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Simian: monkeys
Bovine: cows
Porcine: pigs
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@Mux @Infrapink @SleepyCatten

Ovine: sheep
Caprine: goats
Cervine: deer
Tigrine: tigers
Sciurine: squirrels
Vulpine: foxes
Meline: badgers

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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

@SleepyCatten canine (dog), lupine (wolf), vulpine (fox)…
@SleepyCatten Lupine (wolves), vulpine (foxes), canine (canids in general?), corvid (crows and crowlikes), there's a lot!
@SleepyCatten afaik German just does "[animal]-like" pretty much.
"katzenartig"
@SleepyCatten the English just thought they sounded really smart when using Latin terms instead of Germanic ones.
@SleepyCatten oh just thought of one no one mentioned before: ophidian