I'm looking for the categorical adjective, like feline, equine, canine, porcine, etc. I'm pretty sure there is one for rabibits, but just can't think of it. Thanks!
2006-12-25 05:11:27 · 7 answers · asked by thejanith 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Lapine.
Others include: cervine (deer), ovine (sheep), equine (horse), caprine (goat), avian (bird), and the one that needs no description; asinine.
2006-12-25 05:15:19 · answer #1 · answered by Bo Peep 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Definitely ovine, but what's a sheep tied to a lamp post in Wales called? A leisure centre! Oops, I forgot to add the list of 'ines I have anserine - geese aquiline - eagle assinine - ***, donkey bovine - cattle cancrine - crab canine - dog cervine - deer corvine - crow equine - horse elapine - snake elaphine - deer falconine - falcon feline - cat hircine - goat leonine - lion leporine - rabbit, hare lupine - wolf murine - rodent pavonine - peacock piscine - fish porcine - pig rusine - deer serpentine - snake ursine - bear vulpine - fox Edit: Well I never, it removed the word 'a s s' above and inserted stars, I guess you can't say 'a s s' on yahoo! How American!
2016-05-23 05:54:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like Adjective
2016-12-18 08:37:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rabbits are classed in the Leporidae family and may be referred to as leporids....
Lapine is a fictional language spoken by rabbits in the book Watership Down
2006-12-25 06:07:35 · answer #4 · answered by MarkG 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
A bunch of rabbits are a: colony, nest, warren, bevy, bury or a drove
Adjective: leporine or lapine
Male: buck or jack
Female: doe or jill
Young: kit, kitten or bunny
These are what is known as collective nouns or names
2006-12-25 10:15:17 · answer #5 · answered by Dennis in Anaheim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lepus
2006-12-25 05:13:45 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lapine,
the link also shows alot of other animals
2006-12-25 05:13:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋