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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