-ine +
(Greek > Latin: a suffix that is used to form hundreds of words that mean "similar to", "resembling", "like", "characterized by", or "of the nature of")
This element is also utilized to form abstract nouns; feminine common nouns; and it is used in chemistry to form names of alkaloids and bases or names of elements.
sciurine: squirrel
1. Like a sciurine rodent or squirrel; of, or pertaining to squirrels.
2. Of, belonging to, or resembling the Sciuridae, a family of rodents that includes the squirrels and related mammals.
scolopendrine: centipedes
Of, relating to, or characteristic of numerous centipedes of the family Scolopendridae, especially the larger ones.
sepaline
Of or belonging to the sepal of a flower.
serpentine: serpent
Of or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement; sinuous, subtly sly, and tempting.
Sibylline
1. Pertaining to, uttered or written by, one or more of the Sibyls.
2. Oracular, occult, mysterious.
sinistrine: left
Left; to the left.
somnorine: visions in sleep
Visions that appear during sleep.
soricine: shrews
1. Of, belonging to, or resembling the shrews.
2. Shrewlike; of, like or pertaining to shrews.
sphingine: sphinx
Of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of a sphinx.
spiderine: spider
Of the nature of a spider.
strigine: screech-owls
A reference to screech-owls.
stumine: swallows, starlings
A reference to swallows and starlings.
suilline: hogs
A reference to hogs.
sulphurine
Sulphurous.
swine: pig
Pig-like; porcine.
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