# Bovine, Porcine, \*ine? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 27, 2002, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bovine-porcine-ine/139096 "2002-11-27T13:50:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![novasoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/0ea827/32.png) [@novasoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/novasoy)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bovine-porcine-ine/139096/1 "2002-11-27T13:50:30Z")
I know bovine relates to cows and oxen. I know that porcine relates to pigs. What about other animals? Do they have -ine adjectivial forms? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bovine-porcine-ine/139096/2 "2002-11-27T13:53:28Z")
Off the top of my head: Sheep: Ursine Cat: Feline Dog: Canine Fox: Vulpine ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bovine-porcine-ine/139096/3 "2002-11-27T14:01:57Z")
Most of them do; exceptions include avian (birds) and simian (apes). [Here](http://www273.pair.com/med/words/animal_adjectives.htm) is one of the lists I found on-line by Googling for bovine, ursine and porcine. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bovine-porcine-ine/139096/4 "2002-11-27T14:03:12Z")
Lepine - rabbits. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bovine-porcine-ine/139096/5 "2002-11-27T14:04:45Z")
Actually, sheep are ovine. Bears are ursine. Goats are caprine. Horses are equine. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bovine-porcine-ine/139096/6 "2002-11-27T14:05:05Z")
Um, sheep is OVine… ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bovine-porcine-ine/139096/7 "2002-11-27T14:06:10Z")
:smack: Sheep: Ovine _Bear_: Ursine Sorry. Here’s another one I found: Songbird: Oscine ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bovine-porcine-ine/139096/8 "2002-11-27T14:09:50Z")
From the link, cow = bovine or vaccine. Would that still be pronounced vak-SEEN or would the pronunciation change to rhyme with bovine? ---
**Author:** ![JHW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b38774/32.png) [@JHW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JHW)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bovine-porcine-ine/139096/9 "2002-11-27T14:39:18Z")
Murine is used for mice and rats, I believe. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bovine-porcine-ine/139096/10 "2002-11-27T15:26:14Z")
And ‘urine’ is used for exrection of urea. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bovine-porcine-ine/139096/11 "2002-11-27T16:20:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JHW \* > **Murine is used for mice and rats, I believe.** [Only if their little eyes get tired.](http://www.ross.com/productHandbook/personalCare/murineEyeCare.asp) ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bovine-porcine-ine/139096/12 "2002-11-27T16:24:17Z")
And Listerine is used for bad breath ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bovine-porcine-ine/139096/13 "2002-11-27T16:31:50Z")
[divine](http://image.pathfinder.com/ew/features/980731/gross/img/divine.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bovine-porcine-ine/139096/14 "2002-11-27T17:01:00Z")
Corvine = Crow-like. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bovine-porcine-ine/139096/15 "2002-11-27T18:20:26Z")
Donkey = asinine. Seriously. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![\_xiao\_wenti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/b782af/32.png) [@\_xiao\_wenti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_xiao_wenti)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bovine-porcine-ine/139096/16 "2002-11-27T18:25:08Z")
Piscine - havng to do with with fish