The chelonian and the leporine

Ever needed to find a proper, scientific name for a class of critters, such as “bovine” for cows or “lupine” for wolves? Here’s a great list of animal adjective forms that covers much of this ground, provided it ends in -ian or -ine. This kind of stuff makes the language geek in me smile.

via Steve Feldon

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