I'm trying to think of a word that means monkey-like and ends in 'ine' like feline means cat-like. I know the word Simeon means monkey like but am looking specifically for a word ending in 'ine'.
This is for my husband who rang me from work and obviously isn't being worked hard enough.
2007-02-08 20:36:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Try Pithecine
Pithecines are a group of New World Monkeys composed of three genera (Pithecia, Chiropotes and Cacajao) that are widely distributed and diversified throughout the Amazon basin. Most Pithecine taxa are endangered, specially the species in the genus Cacajao, the only primate that is restricted to varzea (seasonally-flooded) forests.
2007-02-08 23:24:36 · answer #1 · answered by David C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's a crossword puzzle that's being worked on - I think he has an incorrect answer somewhere! Simian should fit.
2007-02-08 20:50:03 · answer #2 · answered by jet-set 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you mean in the same manner as FELINE and CANINE, it is SIMIAN for a monkey.
2007-02-08 20:41:08 · answer #3 · answered by Marky 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's most probably Simian
2007-02-08 21:21:48 · answer #4 · answered by ML 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a comprehensive list in case you need more.
alligator eusuchian
ant formicine, myrmecine
anteater myrmecophagine
antelope alcelaphine, bubaline, antilopine
ape simian
armadillo tolypeutine
*** asinine
badger musteline
barracuda percesocine
bat pteropine, noctilionine
bear ursine
bee apiarian
bird avian, muscicapine, oscine (song)
passerine (perching), penduline, volucrine
bison bisontine
buffalo bubaline
bull taurine
butterfly pieridine, pierine
calf vituline
camel cameline
cat feline
chamois rupicaprine
chicken galline
civet viverrine
cobra elapine
coral coralline
cow bovine
crab cancrine
crocodile crocodilian
deer cervine, elaphine
dodo didine
dog canine
dolphin delphine
dormouse myoxine
dragon draconine
earthworm lumbricine
elephant elephantine
elk cervine
ermine musteline
ferret musteline
fish piscine
flea pulicine
flying fox pteropine
fox vulpine
frog ranine
gazelle gazelline
gerbil cricetine
gibbon hylobatine
giraffe giraffine
goat caprine, hircine (smelly)
hamster cricetine
hare leporine
hippopotamus hippopotamine
hog suilline
hornet vespine
horse equine
human hominine
hyena hyenine
kangaroo macropodine
leech hirudine
lemming microtine
lemur lemurine
leopard pardine
limpet patelline
lion leonine
lizard lacertilian, saurian
lobster homarine
louse pediculine
manatee manatine
marten musteline
mink musteline
mite acarine
mole talpine
mongoose viverrine, herpestine
moose cervine
mosquito aedine, anopheline
moth arctian
mouse murine
octopus octopine
opposum didelphine
oryx orygine
otter lutrine
ox bovine
oyster ostracine
panther pantherine
pig porcine, suilline
polecat musteline
porcupine hystricine
porpoise phocaenine
python pythonine
rabbit lapine
raccoon procyonine
ram arietine
rat murine
rattlesnake crotaline
reptile reptilian, serpentine
reindeer rangiferine
rhinoceros ceratorhine
rodent glirine
roebuck capreoline
sable zibeline
salamander salamandrine
sea horse hippocampine
sea lion otarine
seal phocine, otarine
serpent serpentine
sheep ovine
shrew soricine
silkworm bombycine
skunk musteline
slug limacine
smelt atherine
snake anguine, elapine, colubrine (garter,king)
ophidian, reptilian, serpentine, viperine
squirrel sciurine
stag cervine, elaphine
stoat musteline
sturgeon acipenserine
termite termitine
tick acarine
tiger tigrine
toad batrachian
tortoise chelonian, testudine
turtle chelonian
vole microtine
wasp vespine
weasel musteline
wolf lupine
wombat phascolomian
worm vermian
zebra zebrine, hippotigrine
2007-02-08 20:48:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
definitely simian.
definitely not monkine
2007-02-08 21:35:36 · answer #6 · answered by JO 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋