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[scottobear]

Went home early today, feeling poorly, and little work was to be done.

rglad gave me a spiffy linkie for child safety here Those I really dig. The safety lock is sort of creepy though. I know that as a kid, if I had a bracelet put on me that I couldn't remove... it'd get removed. (If I was over the age of 4 or so, anyhow.)

Retro recipes. I especially like the Creepy Cakes.

This guy made a huge bear statue out of ketchup packets, thinking it'd look like it was bleeding when he shot it. It didn't quite work out. I guess the science of constructing ketchup-packet bears still has a ways to go.

Some animal words. In no particular order.

• Ursine: Bear-like.


• Vespertilian: Bat-like.


• Pongid: Like a gorilla.


• Murine: Rat-like.


• Discophoran: Like a jellyfish.


• Blattid: Roach-like.


• Aedine: Mosquito-like.


• Vespine: Wasp-like.

Comments

Rat Eyes!

[poppie.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm....I guess a person would use Murine© to get the rabid-rat-like *red out*!

Re: Rat Eyes!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

ewww! :)

that's funny!

[ldy.livejournal.com]

Many animal words-- in alphabetical order!

http://www.chameleon.net/deserthare/NameYourFurSelf.html

:D

Re:

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Well! fiddle-dee-dee!!

I'll just add that as a comment to my entry, for posterity!

thanks, ldy! for the full list!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

acarine: mite
accipitrine: hawk
alaudine: skylark
alcidine: auk, puffin, etc.
alcine: auk
alcine: elk
alectoridine: crane, rail, etc.
anatine: duck
anguine: snake
anopheline: mosquito
anserine: goose
antelopine: antelope
apian: bee
aquiline: eagle
asinine: ass
aspine: asp
avine: bird
basilicine: basilisk
bisontine: bison
bobovine: gaur (asian wild ox)
bombycine: silkworm
bovine: cow
bubaline: hartebeest
buteonine: buzzard
caballine: horse
cameline: camel
canine: dog
capreoline: roe
caprine: goat
cathartine: vulture
cervine: deer
ciconine: stork
clathrine: kind of primitive sponge
colubrine: kingsnake or gartersnake
columbine: dove
coralline: coral
corvive: crow
cricetine: hamster
crocodiline: crocodile
crotaline: rattlesnake
cuculine: cuckoo
culicine: mosquito
cygnine: swan
cyprine: carp
dacelonine: kingfisher
dasyurine: dasyure
delphine: dolphin
delphinine: dolphine
didelphine: opossum
didine: dodo
draconine: dragon
elephantine: elephant
equine: horse
falconine: falcon
feline: cat
fistuline: kind of fungus
formicine: ant
fringilline: finsh
fulicine: coot
fuliguline: eider
furciferine: animal having a forked appendage [!]
galline: domestic fowl
garruline: jay, magpie
gazelline: gazelle
giraffine: giraffe
gruine: crane
herpestine: mongoose
hippopotamine: [you can guess this one]
hippotigrine: zebra
hircine: goat (especially applies to strong odor or lustfulness)
hirudine: leech
hirundine: swallow
homarine: lobster
hominine: human
hyacinthine: hyacinth
hyenine: hyena
hylobatine: gibbon
hystricine: porcupine
ibidine: ibis
lacertilian: lizard
lacertine: lizard
laridine: gull, etc.
larine: gull
lemurine: lemur
leonine: lion
leporine: hare
Lepine, Lapine: rabbit
Largomorph: shapeshifting rabbit
lumbricine: earthworm
lupine: wolf
lutrine: otter
lyncine: lynx
macropine: kangaroo
macropodine: kangaroo, wallabee, etc.
manatine: manatee
megacerine: irish elk (extinct)
megacerotine: irish elk (extinct)
megapterine: humpback whale
megatherine: american sloth (extinct)
meleagrine: turkey
mephitine: skunk
milvine: kite
monadine: flagellate protozoan
moschine: musk deer
murine: mouse
musteline: weasel, mink
nestorine: kea, kaka [some kind of bird - the kaka bird?]
noctilionine: bat
octopine: octopus
oscine: songbird
ostracine: oyster
ovibovine: musk ox
ovine: sheep
panorpine: scorpion fly
pantherine: panther
pardine: leopard
passerine: perching songbird
pavonine: peacock
phasianine: pheasant
phocaenine: porpoise
phocine: seal
picine: woodpecker
pieridine: another kind of butterfly
pierine: particular family of butterflies
piscine: fish
porcine: pig
procynonine: raccon, kinkajou, etc.
psittacine: parrot
pteropine: bat
pulicine: flea
ralline: rail
rangiferine: caribou
ranine: frog
rhinerocerine: rhinoceros
rucervine: indian swamp deer
rupicaprine: chamois
sabelline: sable
salamandrine: salamander
sciurine: squirrel
scolopacine: woodcock, snipe, sandpiper
serpentine: serpent
simian: ape
sittine: nuthatch
soricine: shrew
sphingine: sphinx
sphinxine: sphinx
strigine: owl
struthionine: ostrich
sturnine: swallow
suilline: hog
suine: swine
sylphine: slender garceful woman or girl
sylvicoline: warbler of family Parulidae
talpine: mole
taurine: bull
tetraonine: grouse, ptarmigan, etc.
tigrine: tiger
tolypeutine: armadillo
trigine: sandpiper
trochilidine: hummingbird
trochiline: hummingbird
turdine: thrush
ursine: bear
vaccine: cow
vermian: worm
vespine: wasp
viperine: viper
vituline: calf
viverrine: civit
volucrine: bird
vulpine: fox
vulturine: vulture
zebrine: zebra

quite welcome, ursine scotto!

[ldy.livejournal.com]

I almost wish I were the snobbishly-insulting sort, so that I might put suilline, clathrine, cricetine, scolopacine, megatherine, musteline, hylobatine, monadine, vermian or any of a number of others to best use ;)

Re: quite welcome, ursine scotto!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

well, just file 'em, and use 'em if it comes to mind.