I feel kind of nerdy saying it, but this is one of my favorite trivia games. Below are adjectives based on animal family names. What animals are we referring to when we say:

1. Ursine
2. Feline
3. Canine
4. Porcine
5. Cancrine
6. Asinine
7. Leporine
8. Vulpine
9. Corvine
10. Aquiline
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1. Ursine-Bear
2. Feline-Cat
3. Canine-Dog
4. Porcine-Pig/swine
5. Cancrine-Crab
6. Asinine-Donkey
7. Leporine-Hare
8. Vulpine-fox
9. Corvine-crab
10. Aquiline-eagle
I can’t believe I could do that from my head.
Doing this without scrolling down to see what other folks answered!
1. Ursine – Bear
2. Feline – Cat
3. Canine – Dog
4. Porcine – Pig
5. Cancrine – Crab?
6. Asinine – Ass
7. Leporine – Bunny
8. Vulpine – ?
9. Corvine – Crow?
10. Aquiline – ?
1. Ursine
Bear
2. Feline
Cat
3. Canine
Dog
4. Porcine
Pig
5. Cancrine
?
6. Asinine
Donkey/ass
7. Leporine
?
8. Vulpine
Fox
9. Corvine
Crow
10. Aquiline
Eagle
Here’s my best astronomy nerd/Latin minor take on things:
1. Bear
2. Cat
3. Dog
4. Pig
5. Crab?
6. Ass
7. Hare?
8. Fox
9. Crow
10. Eagle
Hmmm, well, feline and canine are no-brainers. Porcine is for pigs. Asinine is is also pretty easy (of or related to an ass). Aquiline is, if I remember my art history correctly, of or related to eagles (hats off to all those hook-nosed Roman busts!). Leporine is of or relating to leopards??? I feel like I should know #1, but it’s escaping me at the moment… maybe I’ll come back to that in the reply!
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It’s half man, half bear, and half pig!
You guys, I’m super cereal!
1. Bear
2. Cat
3. Dog
4. Pig
5. No clue
6. Donkey
7. I feel like I know this one… but nope. No idea.
8. Fox
9. Raven
10. Eagle
Ok, I’ll take a crack at it:
1. Bear
2. Cat
3. Dog
4. Pig
5. ?
6. Donkey?
7. Leopard?
8. Wolf
9. ?
10.?
1. Ursine
Bears
2. Feline
Cats
3. Canine
Dogs
4. Porcine
Pigs
5. Cancrine
No idea
6. Asinine
Ditto
7. Leporine
Nope
8. Vulpine
Weasels and/or foxes? The kind of mammals that get made into stoles.
9. Corvine
No idea.
10. Aquiline
Zip.
1. Bear
2. Cat
3. Dog
4. Pig
5. Crab
6. Ass as in donkey
7. Rabbit or hare
8. Fox
9. Raven or crow
10. Eagle