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erherr · 8 months ago

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In case you are like me and disappointed that this wasn't actually a like about animal adjectives

accipitrine hawk

anserine goose

aquiline eagle

asinine ass

avine bird

bovine cow

bubaline buffalo

cameline camel

cancrine crab

canine dog

caprine goat

cervine deer

corvine crow, raven

crocodiline crocodile

elephantine elephant

equine horse

falconine falcon

feline cat

ferine any wild animal

hippopotamine hippopotamus

hircine goat

hirundine swallow

hystricine porcupine

lacertine lizard

larine gull

leonine lion

leporine hare

lumbricine earthworm

lupine wolf

murine mouse

myrmecophagine Anteater

aleclaphine, bubaline, antilopine antelope

simian ape

tolypeutine armadillo

ovine sheep

pardine leopard, panther

passerine sparrow

pavonine peacock

picine woodpecker

piscine fish

porcine pig

pteropine bat

ranine frog

scolopendrine centipede

serpentine serpent

soricine shrew

struthionine ostrich

suilline swine

taurine bull

tigrine tiger

ursine bear

vespine wasp

viperine viper

vituline calf

viverrine mongoose

vulpine fox

vulturine vulture

zebrine zebra

zibeline sable

anguine snake

arachnoid spider

batrachian toad

bovine bison

cervine elk

cetacean whale

cygnine swan

delphine dolphin

dipterous fly

eusuchian alligator

formic ant

galline chicken

gastropodian snail

vermian worm

murine rat

musteline badger

ostracine oyster

otarine seal

pieridine butterfly

scyphozoan jellyfish

simian monkey

testudine tortoise

vespine Hornet

percesocine barracuda

apiarian bee

rupicaprine chamois

viverrine civet

coralline coral

elapine cobra

didine dodo

myoxine dormouse

draconine dragon

cervine elk

piscine fish

musteline ferret

pulicine flea

pteropine flying fox

vulpine fox

gazelline gazelle

cricetine gerbil

cricetine hamster

hyenine hyena

macropidine kangaroo

hirudine leech

microtine lemming

lemurine lemur

patelline limpet

homarine lobster

pediculine louse

manatine manatee

musteline marten

musteline mink

acarine mite

talpine mole

arctian moth

didelphine opossum

orygine oryx

lutrine otter

pantherine panther

musteline polecat

pythonine python

crotaline rattlesnake

ceratorhine rhinoceros

glirine rodent

capreolinae roebuck

zibeline sable

salamandrine salamander

limacine slug

hippocampine sea horse

atherine smelt

sciurine squirrel

musteline stoat

termitine termite

acarine tick

microtine vole

musteline weasel

pongine orangutan

phascolomian wombat

icterine blackbird

turdine bluebird

pyrrhuline bullfinch

emberizine bunting

buteonine, cathartine buzzard

pyrrhuloxine cardinal

rangiferine reindeer

phalacrocoracine cormorant

phocaenine porpoise

varanine monitor lizard

alectorine crane

cuculine cuckoo

columbine dove

charadrine, scolopacine woodcock

vulturine vulture

meleagrine turkey

cypseline swift

cygnine swan

ciconine stork

oscine songbird

charadrine snipe

coturnix quail

pullastrine pigeon

charadrine plover

alectorine, phasianine pheasant

perdicine partridge

psittacine parrot

struthious ostrich

strutious ostrich

philomelian nightingale

mimine mockingbird

icterine meadowlark

hirundine martin

anatine mallard

garruline magpie

psittacine macaw

milvine kite

halcyonine kingfisher

falconine kestrel

garruline jay

trochiline hummingbird

larine gull

fringilline finch

accipitrine falcon

You know how the word "feline" refers to cats, and "canine" refers to dogs? There are a whole bunch more animal adjectives, and here are some of them:

equine -> horses

bovine -> cows

murine -> mice/rats

porcupine -> porcupines

wolverine -> wolves

marine -> marmosets

saline -> salmonella

cosine -> cosmonauts

citrine -> citrus

combine -> combs

famine -> your fam

bromine -> your bros

palpatine -> your pals

alpine -> alps

christine -> christ

asinine -> asses

machine -> the speed of sound

landmine -> explosions

migraine -> migrants

trampoline -> tramps

dopamine -> dopes

medicine -> the Medici family

praline -> prey

masculine -> mascara

feminine -> femurs

latrine -> latissimus dorsi

fettuccine -> fetuses

poutine -> sadness

turbine -> turbans

engine -> england

supine -> soup

valentine -> valence electrons

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weevilprince · 7 years ago

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Some good things in life to look forward too!

(animal addition)

1- New animals! New animals are always being discovered

2- Animals being taken off the endangered list because their populations are back up

3- Little snake snouts waiting to be booped!

4- Little geckos and their cute little feet

5- New kittens and puppies!

6- People adopting old dogs so they can have a comfy home.

7- Pretty fish tanks and happy fish inside of them!

8- Talking birds saying funny things

9- Birds being rescued and raised in good raptor centers if they are hurt

10- Beautiful bird songs

11- Wolves howling

11- Farmers raising happy farm animals on beautiful farms

12- Whales and their calves

13- Beautiful deer in beautiful forests

14- Happy axolotls swimming around in their good tanks

15- Exotic animals being raised in conditions that are good for them and being happy!

16- Frogs and all the cute and funny noises they make

17- All of the funny noises any animals make

18- Seeing all the pretty hummingbirds

19- Silly monkeys being mischievous

20- Situations between gorillas that look like soap operas or something

21- Soft penguins!

22- Beautiful koi that you can feed pellets to

23- Amazing coral reefs

24- Raccoons being silly and cute

25- Playing with little salamanders that enjoy it

26- All of the cool bugs/arachnids/gastropods etc. Theres so many to look at !

27- Sea slugs! They're all so different, colorful, and beautiful

28- Fish that follow your finger when you put it up to the glass

29- Baby turtles that can fit in the palm of your hand

30- Hermit crabs in pretty shells

31- Cockatoos being all sassy

32- Beautiful wild cats

33- Places where little lizards are everywhere!

34- The places in Japan where the wild deer are so used to people you can pet them and sit down next to them

35- Jungles with colorful wildlife! Toucans, Kinkajous, Frogs, lots of things!

36- Ponds full of frogs

37- Kangaroos and all of their wondrous abilities

38- Alligators/Crocodiles/Caimans etc. And all of their strong beauty!

39- Animals that are happy after going to the vet and feeling all better

40- Big tortoises eating vegetables and exploring

41- Bearded dragons being sassy

42- Monitor lizards, both in the wild and in good homes!

43- Beautiful, squishy octopuses

44- Whale watching!

45- Seeing beautiful sharks in their natural habitat

46- Galloping herds of gazelle

47- Wild horses running freely with their manes flowing in the wind

48- All of the choices you have when choosing a pet!

49- Sphynx cats in cute sweaters

50- Hearing all of the funny and cute noises that goats make

51- Sea turtle hatchlings making it into the sea

52- Putting a millipede on your forehead like a monobrow

53- Swimming with a dolphin

54- A dolphins cute little pink belly and belly button!

55- Chickens roaming around making soothing noises

56- Frogs croaking

57- Seeing apes make funny poses

58- Seeing happy polar bears doing silly things

59- Being able to hold a bird and feel it's soft feathers

60- Looking into an animals eyes

61- Getting your face licked by a cat/dog etc.

62- Animals that would like a belly rub

63- Giraffes/Elephants/Rhinos/Hippos and their babies

64- Zebras in herds making cute noises and having fun

65- Animals giving birth to more beautiful animals to be on this earth

66- Seeing giant rays hop out of the ocean and into the air

67- Seeing all of the snakes and their pretty scales

68- Dancing spiders busting a move!

69- Fuzzy little chinchillas

70- Ferrets being mischevious and fun

And these are just a few!

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hotairballoon221 · 8 years ago

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Dutch: Animals

A list of animals, from A to Z! (Warning: long post)

Other useful Dutch posts: Beginner’s guide: Dutch Beginner’s guide: Dutch (Part II) Dutch School Vocabulary

Aardvark - Aardvarken

Albatross - Albatros

Alligator - Alligator

Alpaca - Alpaca

Ant - Mier

Anteater - Miereneter

Antelope - Antilope

Ape - Aap

Armadillo - Gordeldier

Baboon - Baviaan

Badger - Das

Bat - Vleermuis

Bear - Beer

Beaver - Bever

Bee - Bij

Bird - Vogel

Bison - Bison

Buffalo - Buffalo

Butterfly - Vlinder

Camel - Kameel

Cat - Kat

Caterpillar - Rups

Cattle - Vee

Cheetah - Cheetah

Chicken - Kip

Chimpanzee - Chimpanzee

Chinchilla - Chinchilla

Cockroach - Kakkerlak

Cod - Kabeljauw

Coyote - Coyote

Crab - Krab

Crane - Kraanvogel

Crocodile - Krokodil

Crow - Kraai

Deer - Hert

Dinosaur - Dinosaurus

Dog - Hond

Dolphin - Dolfijn

Donkey - Ezel

Dove - Duif

Dragonfly - Libelle

Duck - Eend

Eagle - Arend

Eel - Aal

Eland - Eland

Elephant - Olifant

Elephant seal - Zeeolifant

Emu - Emoe

Falcon - Valk

Ferret - Fret

Finch - Vink

Fish - Vis

Flamingo - Flamingo

Fly - Vlieg

Fox - Vos

Frog - Kikker

Gazelle - Gazelle

Giant panda - Reuzenpanda

Gnu - Gnoe

Goat - Geit

Goldfish - Goudvis

Goose - Gans

Gorilla - Gorilla

Grasshopper - Sprinkhaan

Guinea pig - Cavia

Gull - Meeuw

Hamster - Hamster

Hare - Haas

Hawk - Havik

Hedgehog - Egel

Heron - Reiger

Hippopotamus - Nijlpaard

Hornet - Horzel

Horse - Paard

Hummingbird - Kolibrie

Hyena - Hyena

Ibex - Steenbok

Insect - Insect

Impala - Impala

Jaguar - Jaguar

Jellyfish - Kwal

Jackal - Jakhals

Kangaroo - Kangoeroe

Kiwi - Kiwi

Koala - Koala

Komodo dragon - Komodovaraan

Lion - Leeuw

Ladybird - Lieveheersbeestje

Leopard - Luipaard

Llama - Lama

Lobster - Kreeft

Lizard - Hagedis

Lynx - Linx

Moth - Mot

Mouse - Muis

Monkey - Aap

Manatee - Zeekoe

Mule - Muilezel

Moose - Eland

Mosquito - Mug

Narwhal - Narwal

Nightingale - Nachtegaal

Newt - Watersalamander

Octopus - Oktopus

Otter - Otter

Orang-utan - Oerang-oetang

Oyster - Oester

Opossum - Buidelrat

Okapi - Okapi

Panther - Panter

Parrot - Papegaai

Peacock - Pauw

Pelican - Pelikaan

Penguin - Penguïn

Pheasant - Fazant

Pig - Varken

Piranha - Pirana

Quail - Kwartel

Rabbit - Konijn

Raccoon - Wasbeer

Rat - Rat

Ram - Ram

Raven - Raaf

Rhinoceros - Neushoorn

Reindeer - Rendier

Rattlesnake - Ratelslang

Sabre-toothed tiger - Sabeltandtijger

Salamander - Salamander

Scorpion - Schorpioen

Snake - Slang

Sea turtle - Zeeschildpad

Seal - Zeehond

Sheep - Schaap

Seahorse - Zeepaard

Shrimp - Garnaal

Snail - Slak

Sloth - Luiaard

Skunk - Stinkdier

Sparrow - Mus

Stingray - Rog

Squirrel - Eekhoorn

Starfish - Zeester

Swan - Zwaan

Salmon - Zalm

Shark - Haai

Spider - Spin

Tiger - Tijger

Tortoise - Schildpad

Turtle - Schildpad

Toucan - Toekan

Turkey - Kalkoen

Tree frog - Boomschildpad

Toad - Pad

Vulture - Gier

Wasp - Wesp

Weasel - Wezel

Walrus - Walrus

Whale - Walvis

Wolf - Wolf

Yak - Yak

Zebra - Zebra

Zebu - Zeboe

Ready to go to the zoo in Belgium or the Netherlands? x Tamara

#Animals #vocabulary #langblr #studyblr #words

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mettenette · 8 years ago

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Jel Elje: Anime Vocabulary

morrom /ˈmɔrːɔm/ — animal

lastanam /ˈlɑʃtɑnɑm/ — human, homo sapiens

mepsi /ˈmɛpsɪ/ — cat

mepsum /ˈmɛpsʊm/ — big cat

mepsum matja /ˈmɛpsʊm ˈmɑtɕɑ/ — lion (“noble big cat”)

tul mepsum /tʊl ˈmɛpsʊm/ — tiger (“fire big cat”)

pava /ˈpɑwɑ/ — jaguar, panther, leopard

pava kuverumnel /ˈpɑwɑ kʊʷɛˈɾʊmnɛl/ — leopard, panther (“western jaguar”)

avon pava /ˈɑwɔn ˈpɑwɑ/ — cougar; mountain lion (“mountain jaguar”)

mure /ˈmʊɾɛ/ — dog

pelle /ˈpɛlːɛ/ — bird

patta /ˈpɑtːɑ/ — fish

lemperum /ˈlɛmpːɛɾʊm/ — reptile

muksi /ˈmʊksɪ/ — mouse, rat

muksum /ˈmʊksʊm/ — coypu; capybara

muksi hút /ˈmʊksɪ ɸuːt/, /ˈmʊksɪ‿ɦuːt/ — hamster

muksi kukkivet /ˈmʊksɪ ˈkʊkːɪʋɛt/ — kangaroo rat; gerbil (“jumping mouse”)

lú muksi /luː ˈmʊksɪ/ — squirrel (“tree mouse”)

arak muksi /ˈɑɾɑʔ̚ ˈmʊksɪ/, /ˈɑɾɑŋ‿ˈmʊksɪ/ — Guinea pig (“pig mouse”)

pálman muksi /paːlmɑn ˈmʊksɪ/ — bat (“winged mouse”)

arak /ˈɑɾɑʔ̚/ — pig, swine, hog

tén /teːn/ — cow, bull, ox, cattle, bovine; (shortening of jarin tén) bison, buffalo

jarin tén /ˈʑɑɾɪn teːn/ — bison, buffalo; wild ox

henne /ˈhɛnːɛ/ — sheep

heste /ˈhɛʃtɛ/ — horse

astaman heste /ˈɑʃtɑmɑn ˈhɛʃtɛ/, /ˈɑʃtɑmɑn‿ˈɦɛʃtɛ/ — unicorn

inek /ˈɪnɛʔ̚/ — goat

suvi /ˈsʊʷɪ/ — rabbit, bunny, cony

savin /ˈsɑwɪn/ — raccoon

palommin /pɑˈlɔmːɪn/ — pigeon, dove

jurum /ˈʑʊɾʊm/ — bear

mepsi jurum /ˈmɛpsɪ ˈʑʊɾʊm/, /ˈmɛpsɪ‿ˈjʊɾʊm/ — panda bear (“cat bear”)

musepsum jurum /mʊˈsɛpsʊm ˈʑʊɾʊm/, /mʊˈsɛpsʊmᵊ‿ˈjʊɾʊm/ — grizly bear (“fright bear”)

kunte jurum /ˈkʊntːɛ ˈʑʊɾʊm/, /ˈkʊntːɛ‿ˈjʊɾʊm/ — polar bear (“ice bear”)

jurum kapporan /ˈʑʊɾʊm ˈkɑpːɔɾɑn/, /ˈʑʊɾʊmᵊ‿ˈkɑpːɔɾɑn/ — brown bear (“brown bear”)

jurum kevul /ˈʑʊɾʊm ˈkɛʋʊl/, /ˈʑʊɾʊmᵊ‿ˈkɛʋʊl/ — black bear (“black bear”)

hé /heː/ — coyote; jackal

héjum /heːʲʊm/ — wolf

jevul /ˈʑɛʋʊl/ — fox

muksi jevul /ˈmʊksɪ ˈʑɛʋʊl/, /ˈmʊksɪ‿ˈjɛʋʊl/ — mustelid, mustela; weasel, badger (“mouse fox”)

lúk /luːʔ̚/ — deer

lújum /ˈluːjʊm/ — elk, moose

pilva lúk /ˈpɪlʋɑ luːʔ̚/ — giraffe

mempe /ˈmɛmpːɛ/ — primate; monkey, ape

korip /ˈkɔɾɪp/ — crow; corvid

korivom /ˈkɔɾɪʋɔm/ — raven

puvi /ˈpʊʷɪ/ — duck

sakka /ˈsɑkːɑ/ — squid, cuttlefish

varop sakka /ˈʋɑɾɔp ˈsɑkːɑ/ — octopus (“jar cephalopod”)

kettekmen sakka /ˈkɛtːɛŋmɛn ˈsɑkːɑ/ — nautilus (“shelled cuttlefish”)

kinka /ˈkɪŋkːɑ/ — crab

jalvarom /ˈʑɑlʋɑɾɔm/ — lobster

tavannam /tɑˈwɑnːɑm/ — amphibian

kukkirum /ˈkʊkːɪɾʊm/ — frog, toad

tul tavannam /tʊl tɑˈwɑnːɑm/ — newt, salamander

lík /liːʔ̚/ — lizard

kettekmen lík /ˈkɛtːɛŋmɛn liːʔ̚/, /ˈkɛtːɛŋmɛɴ‿liːʔ̚/ — turtle, tortoise (“shelled lizard”)

vasan /ˈʋɑsɑn/ — snake

miri /ˈmɪɾɪ/ — dragon

puje /ˈpʊjɛ/ — crocodile, alligator

murun astanam /ˈmʊɾʊn ˈɑʃtɑnɑm/ — rhinoceros (“one who has a nose horn”)

elvi /ˈɛlʋɪ/ — elephant

ú elvi /uː ˈɛlʋɪ/ — hippopotamus (“water elephant”)

kunje /ˈkʊɲʲɛ/ — any Camelid; camel, llama, alpaca, vicuña, guanaco

kunje kuverumnel /ˈkʊɲʲɛ kʊʷɛˈɾʊmnɛl/ — camel (“western camelid”)

avi /ˈɑwɪ/ — cetacean, whale

arak avi /ˈɑɾɑʔ̚ ˈɑwɪ/, /ˈɑɾɑ‿ˈʔɑwɪ/ — dolphin; porpose (“pig whale”)

avi heste /ˈɑʋɪ ˈhɛʃtɛ/, /ˈɑʋɪ‿ˈɦɛʃtɛ/ — walrus (“whale horse”)

mujek /ˈmʊjɛʔ̚/ — insect, bug; maggot, worm

kettekmen mujek /ˈkɛtːɛŋmɛn ˈmʊjɛʔ̚/ — beetle, scarab (“shelled bug”)

pivin /ˈpɪʋɪn/ — bee

surul mujek /ˈsʊɾʊl ˈmʊjɛʔ̚/ — ladybug (“luck bug”)

taravim mujek /ˈtɑɾɑwɪm ˈmʊjɛʔ̚/ — fly (“dart bug”)

tanjaksirom /tɑɲˈʲɑksɪɾɔm/ — spider

(jeri) hanistavin /ˈʑɛɾɪ hɑˈnɪʃtɑwɪn/ — ant (“little farmer”)

(jeri) hanistavin pél /ˈʑɛɾɪ hɑˈnɪʃtɑwɪn peːl/ — termite (“white ant”)

lajon /ˈlɑjɔn/ — place where an animal lives; hive (of a bee), hill (of ants or termites), nest (of a wasp, birds, etc.), den

karrama /ˈkɑrːɑmɑ/ — to roar, to howl, to wail karram — roar, howl, wail

pónsoma /ˈpɔːnsɔmɑ/ — to chirp, to peep pónsom — chirp, peep

kojanalma /ˈkɔjɑnɑlmɑ/ — domesticated

viralatma /ˈʋɪɾɑlɑnmɑ/ — wild, feral

#conlang #jel elje #animal #vocab #vocabulary

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