Porcine
If you’re getting just using the word porcine in your day–to–day life, try addending your vocabulary with these words.
Word | Definition |
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ovine | pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep. |
bovine | oxlike; cowlike. |
piscine | of, pertaining to, or resembling a fish or fishes. |
vulpine | of or resembling a fox. |
lupine | pertaining to or resembling the wolf. |
feline | catlike; characteristic of animals of the cat family |
canine | of or like a dog; pertaining to or characteristic of dogs |
ursine | of or pertaining to a bear or bears. |
avian | of or pertaining to birds. |
apian | of or pertaining to bees. |
porcine | of or pertaining to swine. |
anatine | resembling a duck. |
accipitrine | raptorial; like or related to the birds of prey. |
apish | having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape |
caprine | of or pertaining to goats. |
aquiline | of or like the eagle. |
anserine | resembling a goose; gooselike. |
bubaline | pertaining to or resembling the true buffaloes. |
cervine | deerlike. |
colubrine | of or resembling a snake; snakelike. |
columbine | of a dove. |
corvine | pertaining to or resembling a crow. |
elephantine | pertaining to or resembling an elephant |
leonine | of or pertaining to the lion |
leporine | of, pertaining to, or resembling a rabbit or hare. |
murine | of, resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to mice; mouse-like |
musteline | resembling a weasel. |
pardine | relating to, resembling, or characteristic of a leopard or panther. |
pavonine | of or like a peacock. |
phocine | of or pertaining to seals. |
meline | resembling or characteristic of a badger. |
psittacine | of or pertaining to parrots. |
ranine | resembling a frog; of the nature of a frog. |
rhinocerine | resembling a rhinoceros, esp. in appearance; rhinoceros-like |
taurine | of, pertaining to, or resembling a bull. |
tigrine | of, pertaining to, or resembling a tiger, esp. in marking or coloring. |
vespine | of or pertaining to wasps. |
vulturine | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a vulture. |