If bovine describes a cow, canine a dog, and feline a cat, what does vulpine define?
"worth eating. In this case it would be the boy who had enticed the cat into his grasp and he would be getting what was coming to him. There are other examples of Dutch paintings as well as poems, such as Jacob Cats in his introductory section of his book ""Kinderspel"" or Children's Games, which use children as a motif both to mock and to preach morals to adults, and Frima Fox Hofrichter says this painting falls into that category. A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and"
"means ""dog"", as well as (less transparently) English ""hound"". The tribe Canini (Fischer de Waldheim, 1817) is the sister group to the true foxes (""Vulpes""), and is represented today by two sub-tribes: Canina, which includes the genus ""Canis"" (wolves, jackals, the coyote, and the domestic dog), as well as the dhole and the African wild dog; and Cerdocyonina, which includes the so-called foxes of South America. The critical features that mark the Canini as a monophyletic group include: the consistent enlargement of the frontal sinus, often accompanied by the correlated loss of the depression in the dorsal surface of the"
"to be descendants of gods, and rightful rulers of all other species. With several thousand years to genetically tinker with themselves, the Varn are effectively unaging, and may possess survival abilities similar to the Ferin. The Vulpine are a race resembling anthropomorphic foxes, averaging about six inches shorter than humans, with relatively short legs and digitigrade feet, long torsos, and bushy tails. They are described as being natural farmers and pilots, and appear to have a noble class based around their agricultural tradition. They are also described as being matriarchal, and actively worship a supreme being they refer to as"
"livestock almost everywhere except in parts of India and Nepal where they are considered sacred by most Hindus. Bovids are used as draft animals and as riding animals. Small breeds of bovid, such as the Miniature Zebu, are kept as pets. Bovine is derived from Latin ""bos"", ""ox"", through Late Latin ""bovinus"". Bos comes from the Indo-European root ""*gous"", meaning ox. Bovinae The biological subfamily Bovinae includes a diverse group of 10 genera of medium to large-sized ungulates, including domestic cattle, bison, African buffalo, the water buffalo, the yak, and the four-horned and spiral-horned antelopes. The evolutionary relationship between the"
"Canis Canis is a genus of the Canidae containing multiple extant species, such as wolves, coyotes, jackals, dingoes, and dogs. Species of this genus are distinguished by their moderate to large size, their massive, well-developed skulls and dentition, long legs, and comparatively short ears and tails. The generic name ""Canis"" means ""dog"" in Latin. The term ""canine"" comes from the adjective form, ""caninus"" (""of the dog""), from which the term canine tooth is also derived. The canine family has prominent canine teeth, used for killing their prey. The word ""canis"" is cognate to the Greek word ""kūon"" (Greek: Κύων), which"
"tribe Vulpini, which consists of 12 extant species. It is classified under the subfamily Caninae of the canid family Canidae. Although it has previously been assigned to its own monotypic genus ""Alopex"", recent genetic evidence now places it in the genus ""Vulpes"" along with the majority of other foxes. It was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of ""Systema Naturae"" in 1758 as ""Canis lagopus"". The type specimen was recovered from Lapland, Sweden. The generic name ""vulpes"" is Latin for ""fox"". The specific name ""lagopus"" is derived from Ancient Greek λαγώς (""lagōs"", ""hare"") and πούς (""pous"", ""foot""),"
"Caprinae The subfamily Caprinae is part of the ruminant family Bovidae, and consists of mostly medium-sized bovids. A member of this subfamily is called a caprine. A member is also sometimes referred to as a goat-antelope, however, this term ""goat-antelope"" does not mean that these animals are true antelopes: a true antelope is a bovid with a cervid-like or antilocaprid-like morphology. Within this subfamily Caprinae, a prominent tribe Caprini includes sheep, goat, and ibex. Some earlier taxonomies considered Caprinae a separate family called Capridae (whence a caprid), but now it is usually considered a subfamily within the family Bovidae, whence"
"Canine distemper Canine distemper (sometimes termed hardpad disease) is a viral disease that affects a wide variety of animal families, including domestic and wild species of dogs, coyotes, foxes, pandas, wolves, ferrets, skunks, raccoons, and large cats, as well as pinnipeds, some primates, and a variety of other species. Animals in the family Felidae, including many species of large cat as well as domestic cats, were long believed to be resistant to canine distemper, until some researchers reported the prevalence of CDV infection in large felids. Both large Felidae and domestic cats are now known to be capable of infection,"
"Wolverine The wolverine () (also spelled wolverene), ""Gulo gulo"" (""Gulo"" is Latin for ""glutton""), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, skunk bear, or quickhatch, is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is a stocky and muscular carnivore, more closely resembling a small bear than other mustelids. A solitary animal, it has a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size, with the documented ability to kill prey many times larger than itself. The wolverine is found primarily in remote reaches of the Northern boreal forests and subarctic and alpine tundra of the Northern"
"depleted southern extent of the range. Anatomically, the wolverine is a stocky and muscular animal. With short legs, broad and rounded head, small eyes and short rounded ears, it more closely resembles a bear than it does other mustelids. Though its legs are short, its large, five-toed paws with crampon-like claws and plantigrade posture enable them to climb up and over steep cliffs, trees and snow-covered peaks with relative ease. The adult wolverine is about the size of a medium dog, with a length usually ranging from , a tail of , and a weight of , though exceptionally large"
"deposits that date 700,000 years ago. This canine shows a morphology more closely associated with canids from Eurasia rather than Africa. Canis Canis is a genus of the Canidae containing multiple extant species, such as wolves, coyotes, jackals, dingoes, and dogs. Species of this genus are distinguished by their moderate to large size, their massive, well-developed skulls and dentition, long legs, and comparatively short ears and tails. The generic name ""Canis"" means ""dog"" in Latin. The term ""canine"" comes from the adjective form, ""caninus"" (""of the dog""), from which the term canine tooth is also derived. The canine family has"
"known as a ""poddy"" or ""poddy-calf"" in British English. ""Bobby calves"" are young calves which are to be slaughtered for human consumption. A ""vealer"" is a fat calf weighing less than about which is at about eight to nine months of age. A young female calf from birth until she has had a calf of her own is called a ""heifer"" (). In the American Old West, a motherless or small, runty calf was sometimes referred to as a ""dogie,"" (pronounced with a long ""o""). The term ""calf"" is also used for some other species. See ""Other animals"" below. Calves"
"Felinine Felinine, also known as (""R"")-2-amino-3-(4-hydroxy-2-methylbutan-2-ylthio)propanoic acid, is a chemical compound and amino acid found in cat urine and a precursor via microbial lyase of the putative cat pheromone and thiol called 3-mercapto-3-methylbutan-1-ol (MMB). Felinine is excreted by selected Felidae species including bobcats, Chinese desert cats, the kodkod, and domestic cats. Felinine synthesis occurs in the liver through a condensation reaction of glutathione and isopentenyl pyrophosphate to form 3-mercaptobutanolglutathionine (3-MBG). In the kidney 3-MBG is hydrolysed and felinine partly acetylated. Cauxin assists in the hydrolysis of the dipeptide (felinylglycine) to increase the concentration of urinary felinine. Urine of domestic cats"
"refer to both sexes collectively, as ""e.g."" in a herd, but that usage can be misleading as the speaker's intent may indeed be just the females. The bovine species ""per se"" is clearly dimorphic. ""Cattle"" did not originate as the term for bovine animals. It was borrowed from Anglo-Norman , itself from medieval Latin 'principal sum of money, capital', itself derived in turn from Latin 'head'. ""Cattle"" originally meant movable personal property, especially livestock of any kind, as opposed to real property (the land, which also included wild or small free-roaming animals such as chickens — they were sold as"
"term of endearment for a pet cat – pussy cat. In North American informal use the term pussy can also refer to a weak or effeminate man, and fanny is a term used for the buttocks. Other slang terms are muff, snatch, twat, and crotch. Vagina is often used as a synonym for vulva even though it is a separate part of the anatomy. Some cultures have long celebrated and even worshipped the vulva. During the Uruk period ( 4000–3100 BC), the ancient Sumerians regarded the vulva as sacred and a vast number of Sumerian poems praising the vulva of"
"as individual breeds evolved and the relationships between human and canine developed. Hunting scenes were popular in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Dogs were depicted to symbolize guidance, protection, loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness, watchfulness, and love. Lists Dog The domestic dog (""Canis lupus familiaris"" when considered a subspecies of the wolf or ""Canis familiaris"" when considered a distinct species) is a member of the genus ""Canis"" (canines), which forms part of the wolf-like canids, and is the most widely abundant terrestrial carnivore. The dog and the extant gray wolf are sister taxa as modern wolves are not closely related to"
"Cat The cat (""Felis catus"", or ""Felis silvestris catus"", literally ""woodland cat""), often referred to as the domestic cat to distinguish from other felids and felines, is a small and typically furry, carnivorous mammal. It is often called house cat when kept as indoor pet or feral/feral domestic cat when wild. It is often valued by humans for companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin. There are more than seventy cat breeds recognized by various cat registries. Cats are similar in anatomy to the other felids, with a strong flexible body, quick reflexes, sharp teeth and retractable claws adapted"
"a particular organism, it is usually not necessary to specify ranks other than these first two. Consider a particular species, the red fox, ""Vulpes vulpes"": the next rank above, the genus ""Vulpes"", comprises all the ""true"" foxes. Their closest relatives are in the immediately higher rank, the family Canidae, which includes dogs, wolves, jackals, and all foxes; the next higher rank, the order Carnivora, includes caniforms (bears, seals, weasels, skunks, raccoons and all those mentioned above), and feliforms (cats, civets, hyenas, mongooses). Carnivorans are one group of the hairy, warm-blooded, nursing members of the class Mammalia, which are classified among"
"dogs (tribe Canini), which includes nine genera, and the true foxes (tribe Vulpini) with two genera. In addition, two basal genera are described. About 35 species of extant canids are currently recognized. Canids are the most social of all caniforms, sometimes living in packs. The dog is the most diverse of all mammals in terms of body structure variants. Family Ursidae (bears) is the largest of all the land caniforms. Eight species are recognized, divided into five genera. They range from the large polar bear (males, or ) to the small sun bear (males, or ) and from the endangered"
"Many domestic animals were also masculine (""bovo"" ""bull"", ""kapro"" ""billygoat""). These generally became gender-neutral over the course of the century, as many similar words did in English, because of social transformation. There is still variation in many of the above words, depending on the social expectations and language background of the speaker. Many of the words are not clearly either masculine or epicene today. For example, the plural ""bovoj"" is generally understood to mean ""cattle"", not ""bulls"", and similarly the plurals ""angloj"" (Englishpeople) and ""komencantoj"" (beginners); but a masculine meaning reappears in ""bovo kaj bovino"" ""a bull & cow"", """
"to the Pomeranian, the breed is much older and thus has a different background. The northern dogs found their way south very early in the history of domesticated dogs. ""Volpino"" means ""foxy (dog)"" in Italian, where the dog is also called ""Lupino"" meaning ""wolfy (dog)"". Despite the Volpino Italiano long history, the Volpino became unknown outside of Italy until the 1880s and is now quite rare but making a comeback since the 1980s as American Eskimo breeders went to Italy took them back to America changed the name to American Eskimo, even though they looked nothing like the Eski, they"
"Wolfdog A wolfdog is a canine produced by the mating of a domestic dog (""Canis lupus familiaris"") with a gray wolf (""Canis lupus""), eastern timber wolf (""Canis lycaon""), red wolf (""Canis rufus""), or ethiopian wolf (""Canis simensis"") to produce a hybrid. There are a range of experts who believe that they can distinguish a wolf, a wolfdog, and dog apart but have been proven to be incorrect when providing their evidence before courts of law. Admixture between domestic dogs and other subspecies of gray wolves are the most common wolfdogs since dogs and gray wolves are considered the same species,"
"Bovinae The biological subfamily Bovinae includes a diverse group of 10 genera of medium to large-sized ungulates, including domestic cattle, bison, African buffalo, the water buffalo, the yak, and the four-horned and spiral-horned antelopes. The evolutionary relationship between the members of the group is still debated, and their classification into loose tribes rather than formal subgroups reflects this uncertainty. General characteristics include cloven hooves and usually at least one of the sexes of a species having true horns. The largest extant bovine is the gaur. In many countries, bovid milk and meat is used as food. Cattle are kept as"
"birth of an exotic animal such as the mouflon. If cloning of the mouflon can proceed successfully, it has the potential to reduce strain on the number of living specimens. Mouflon The mouflon (""Ovis orientalis orientalis"" group) is a subspecies group of the wild sheep (""Ovis orientalis""). Populations of ""O. orientalis"" can be partitioned into the mouflons (""orientalis"" group) and the urials (""vignei"" group). The mouflon is thought to be the ancestor for all modern domestic sheep breeds. The wild sheep of Corsica were locally called ""mufro"" (male) and ""mufra"" (female). The French naturalist Buffon (1707–1788) rendered this in French"
"""päkā"" 'tail; chowrie', and Lithuanian ""paustìs"" 'fur'. The bushy tail also forms the basis for the fox's Welsh name, ""llwynog"", literally 'bushy', from ""llwyn"" 'bush'. Likewise, from ""rabo"" 'tail', Lithuanian ""uodẽgis"" from ""uodegà"" 'tail', and Ojibwa ""waagosh"" from ""waa"", which refers to the up and down ""bounce"" or flickering of an animal or its tail. The scientific term ""vulpes"" derives from the Latin word for fox, and gives the adjectives ""vulpine"" and ""vulpecular"". The red fox is considered a more specialised form of ""Vulpes"" than the Afghan, corsac and Bengal foxes in the direction of size and adaptation to carnivory;"
"Canidae The biological family Canidae The cat-like feliforms and dog-like caniforms emerged within the Carnivoramorpha 43 million years before present. The caniforms included the fox-like genus ""Leptocyon"" whose various species existed from 34 million years before present before branching 11.9 million YBP into Vulpini (foxes) and Canini (canines). Canids are found on all continents except Antarctica, having arrived independently or accompanied human beings over extended periods of time. Canids vary in size from the 2-m-long (6 ft 7 in) gray wolf to the 24-cm-long (9.4 in) fennec fox. The body forms of canids are similar, typically having long muzzles, upright"
"In addition to other bovid species (such as bison, yak and water buffalo), these include the young of camels, dolphins, elephants, giraffes, hippopotamuses, larger deer (such as moose, elk (wapiti) and red deer), rhinoceroses, porpoises, whales, walruses and larger seals. However, common domestic species tend to have their own specific names, such as foal and lamb. Calf A calf (plural, calves) is the young of domestic cattle. Calves are reared to become adult cattle, or are slaughtered for their meat, called veal, and for their calfskin. The term ""calf"" is also used for some other species. See ""Other animals"" below."
"Ovis Ovis is a genus of mammals, part of the goat-antelope subfamily of the ruminant family Bovidae. Its five or more highly sociable species are known as sheep. The domestic sheep is one member of the genus, and is thought to be descended from the wild mouflon of central and southwest Asia. Female sheep are called ""ewes"", males are called ""rams"" (sometimes also called ""bucks"" or ""tups""), and young sheep are called ""lambs"". The adjective applying to sheep is ""ovine"", and the collective term for sheep is ""flock"" or ""mob"". The term ""herd"" is also occasionally used in this sense."
"hybrid with none of the advantages of either parent. At one time it was thought that dogs and wolves were separate species, and the crosses between dogs and wolves were called wolf hybrids. Today wolves and dogs are both recognized as ""Canis lupus"", but the old term ""wolf hybrid"" is still used. A mixed-breed animal is defined as having undocumented or unknown parentage, while a crossbreed generally has known, usually purebred parents of two distinct breeds or varieties. A dog of unknown parentage is often called a mixed-breed dog, ""mutt"" or ""mongrel."" A cat of unknown parentage is often referred"
"Calf A calf (plural, calves) is the young of domestic cattle. Calves are reared to become adult cattle, or are slaughtered for their meat, called veal, and for their calfskin. The term ""calf"" is also used for some other species. See ""Other animals"" below. ""Calf"" is the term used from birth to weaning, when it becomes known as a ""weaner"" or ""weaner calf"", though in some areas the term ""calf"" may be used until the animal is a yearling. The birth of a calf is known as ""calving"". A calf that has lost its mother is an orphan calf, also"
"are at a disadvantage. FAMILY BOVIDAE The following extinct genera of Caprinae have been identified: Unsorted Caprinae The subfamily Caprinae is part of the ruminant family Bovidae, and consists of mostly medium-sized bovids. A member of this subfamily is called a caprine. A member is also sometimes referred to as a goat-antelope, however, this term ""goat-antelope"" does not mean that these animals are true antelopes: a true antelope is a bovid with a cervid-like or antilocaprid-like morphology. Within this subfamily Caprinae, a prominent tribe Caprini includes sheep, goat, and ibex. Some earlier taxonomies considered Caprinae a separate family called Capridae"
"Volpino Italiano A Volpino Italiano (; literally, ""Italian foxy [dog]"") is a spitz-type breed of dog originally from Italy. Spitz-type dogs were found throughout the ancient world. Specimens from this group have been found preserved in European peat bogs which anthropologists trace to 4000 BC. The remains with curly tails, foxy heads, and small erect ears, have been found dating back over 5,000 years. These little pets wore decorative ivory bracelets and collars. Engravings of similar dogs were found in Greece from 400bc called Melitan. Michelangelo owned a Volpino and would paint them in his paintings. In the Sistine Chapel"
"Feline panleukopenia Feline panleukopenia virus (FPV), also known as feline infectious enteritis, feline parvoviral enteritis, feline distemper, feline ataxia, or cat plague, is a viral infection affecting cats, both domesticated and wild feline species. It is caused by feline parvovirus, a close relative of both type 2 canine parvovirus and mink enteritis. Once contracted, it is highly contagious and can be fatal to the affected cat. The name panleukopenia comes from the low white blood cell count (leucocytes) exhibited by affected animals. Panleukopenia is primarily spread through contact with an infected animal's bodily fluids, feces, or other fomites, as well"