Melissa
Kaplan's
Herp Care Collection
Last updated
January 1, 2014
A Beastly Garden of Wordy Delights, Part II
Adjectives, Riddles and Jokes
Compiled by Melissa Kaplan
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Part
2:
Adjectives
Herp Riddles and Jokes
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Adjective |
Animal |
Adjective |
Animal |
|
acarine |
mite |
lutrine |
otter |
|
anguine |
snake |
murine |
mouse |
|
anserine |
goose |
musteline |
skunk |
|
apian |
bee |
oscine |
songbird |
|
leporine |
hare |
ovine |
sheep |
|
aquiline |
eagle |
pavonine |
peacock |
|
asinine |
ass |
phocine |
seals |
|
avian |
bird |
piscine |
fish |
|
bovine |
cow |
ranine |
frog |
|
canine |
dog |
reptilian |
reptile |
|
caprine |
goat |
serpentine |
serpent, snake |
|
cervine |
deer, moose |
simian |
ape |
|
crocodilian |
crocodile |
soricine | shrew |
|
elephantine |
elephant |
strutious |
ostrich/emu/rhea |
|
equine |
horse |
suilline |
hog |
|
feline |
cat |
suine |
swine |
|
herpestine |
mongoose |
taurine |
bull |
|
hircine |
goat |
turdine |
thrush |
| hirudinal | leech |
ursine |
bear |
|
lacertine |
lizard |
vermian |
worm |
|
lapine |
rabbit |
viperine |
viper |
|
lemurine |
lemur |
vulpine |
fox |
|
leonine |
lion |
zebrine |
zebra |
|
lupine |
wolf |
Did
you know a line (or queue, generally of schoolchildren),
usually paired, is called a crocodile?
As in, "The crocodile made its way down the sidewalk,
the crowds parting to let it pass."
|
Why are snakes' feet always wet?
What snake can be mowed?
Where does a snake go to get a new skin?
What kind of snakes do matadors own?
What part of a car can a snake repair?
Do snakes make good race car drivers?
Do snakes know their multiplication tables?
What snake have problems multiplying?
What do reptiles toss at weddings?
Which snake has the softest voice?
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What snake is found in a horse-drawn carriage?
What do you call a snake who has disappeared?
Why did the python stand on a street corner and
strike at a passer-by?
What snakes grow in the garden?
What snake can be served in a glass with a straw?
Do snakes need silverware when they eat?
Did the tortoise win the race by a long distance?
What do you get when you cross the Frog Prince with
Cinderella's footman? Did you hear about the rattlesnake and mortician who got married? They received towels labeled "Hiss" and "Hearse". (with thanks to Jerrold Zar) |
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Jokes Two snakes are talking one day. The first snake asks, "Why do they always measure us in inches?" The other snake replied, "Because we don't have any feet!"
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Resource created September 1996
