The ones you already know:
Canine - dog.
Bovine - cow.
Avian - bird.
Equine - horse.
Feline - cat.
Serpentine - snake.
Simian - ape.
Ursine - bear.
But there are others! Fun!
My favorite new-to-me latinate animal adjectives:
Aquiline - eagle. (Makes so much sense!)
Asinine - ass/donkey. (Makes so much sense!)
Herpestine - mongoose. (Bummer!)
Hirudinal - leech. (Good insult)
Oscine - songbird. (Good compliment)
Strutious - ostrich/emu/rhea. (The ostriches, they do strut)
Now I understand an aquilline nose! Thanks! Kt
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