animal Flashcards

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aquiline

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(1) Relating to eagles. (2) Curving like an eagle’s beak.

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asinine

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Foolish, brainless.

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bovine

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(1) Relating to cows and oxen. (2) Placid, dull, unemotional.

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canine

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Relating to dogs or the dog family; doglike.

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feline

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(1) Relating to cats or the cat family. (2) Like a cat in being sleek, graceful, sly, treacherous, or stealthy.

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leonine

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Relating to lions; lionlike.

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porcine

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Relating to pigs or swine; piglike.

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vulpine

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(1) Relating to foxes; foxlike. (2) Sneaky, clever, or crafty; foxy.

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apiary

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A place where bees are kept for their honey.

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caper

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(1) A playful leap. (2) A prank or mischievous adventure.

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equestrian

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Of or relating to horseback riding.

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lupine

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Like a wolf; wolfish.

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ovine

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Of, relating to, or resembling sheep.

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ornithologist

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A person who studies birds.

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serpentine

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Like a snake or serpent in shape or movement; winding.

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simian

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Having to do with monkeys or apes; monkeylike.