Animals and "-ine" words...?

Question

How many "-ine" words can you think of which classify animals--such as "canine" for dogs, wolves, foxes, etc.? I can think of seven. As you list your "-ine" words, list the animals that go under that classification. You have a good chance of winning if you list a word I don't know!

Answer 1

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Porcine - Pig
Canine - Dog
Feline - Cat
Lupine - Wolf
Vulpine - Red Fox
Alopine - Arctic Fox
Musteline - Weasel
Martine - Sable
Phocine - Seal
Myrmecophagine - Anteater
Equine - Horse
Bubaline - Water Buffalo
Caprine - Ibex
Cervine - Deer
Lapine - Hare
Ovine - Sheep
Bosine - Yak
Butine - Hawk
Acrine - Frog
Meline - Badger
Macropodine - Kangaroo
Actinine - Sandpiper
Varanine - Monitor Lizard
Ursine - Grizzly Bear
Orcine - Killer Whale
Delphine - Dolphin
Dasypine - Armadillo
Crotaline - Rattlesnake
Colubine - Racer Snake
Corvine - Crow
Aegypine - Vulture
Terrapine - Turtle
Geochine - Tortise
Sylvine - Cottontail
Spermophine - Ground Squirrel
Petaurine - Flying Squirrel
Sciurine - Tree Squirrel
Pongine - Orangutan
Sarcophine - Tasmanian Devil
Procyonine - Raccoon
Larine - Seagull
Viverrine - Civet
Herpestine - Meerkat
Proboscine - Elephant
Castorine - Beaver
Cricetine - Hamster
Rhombomine - Gerbil
Glirine - Dormouse
Hystricine - Porcupine
Cavine - Guinea Pig
Columbine - Dove
Kobine - Waterbuck
Isodine - Bandicoot
Helodine - Gila Monster


How many more do you want?

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Asker's Comment:

Okay! Okay! You win! What's your source?

BTW, my seven words were canine, feline, equine, bovine, porcine, cervine, and ovine. I had thought that canine referred to dogs, wolves, foxes, jackals, etc., and felines to cats, lions, tigers, jaguars, cougars, panthers, etc. Maybe I'm wrong.

Answer 2

Porcupine!! LOL.

Answer 3

Porcine-pig
Bovine-cow
Lupine-wolf
Canine-dog
Equine- Horse

I'd say twylafox answered it best.

Answer 4

feline

Answer 5

feline cat