Just for Fun: Animal Adjectives

If you are looking to point out someone's resemblance to an animal, learn these adjectives.
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  1. amphibian
    of cold-blooded vertebrates that live on land and in water
  2. apian
    relating to or having the characteristics of bees
  3. asinine
    devoid of intelligence
  4. aquiline
    curved down like an eagle's beak
  5. avian
    pertaining to or characteristic of birds
  6. bovine
    of or relating to or belonging to cattle
  7. canine
    pertaining to or characteristic of dogs
  8. chelonian
    of, relating to, or resembling a turtle or tortoise
  9. elephantine
    of great mass; huge and bulky
  10. equine
    relating to or resembling a horse
  11. feline
    of or relating to cats
  12. hircine
    relating to or suggestive of a goat, especially in odor
  13. leonine
    of or characteristic of or resembling a lion
  14. ovine
    of or pertaining to sheep
  15. piscine
    of or relating to fish
  16. porcine
    relating to pigs or swine
  17. reptilian
    of or relating to cold-blooded vertebrates with scaly skin
  18. serpentine
    resembling a snake in form
  19. simian
    relating to or resembling an ape or a monkey
  20. taurine
    of or relating to or resembling a bull
  21. ursine
    of or relating to or similar to bears
  22. vulpine
    resembling or characteristic of a fox
Created on Mon Jan 30 11:02:13 EST 2012 (updated Mon Mar 04 14:59:43 EST 2024)

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