PriusChat Word of the Day

jimofdg · 07-07-2005, 04:28 PM

vulpine

adj. resembling, or having the qualities of, a fox.

Similar usage as canine to a dog, bovine to a cow, porcine to a pig, etc.

popoff · 07-07-2005, 04:38 PM

Ameliorate is derived from Latin ad + meliorare, "to make better," from melior, "better."

Hybrid_Dave · 07-07-2005, 05:17 PM

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vulpine

adj. resembling, or having the qualities of, a fox.

Similar usage as canine to a dog, bovine to a cow, porcine to a pig, etc.[/b]

Jim, is that DG IL as in Downer's Grove IL? If so, I love that suburb..lived there for many years as a child at the corner of Seeley and Chicago Avenues....just curious.

Dave.

jimofdg · 07-08-2005, 11:59 AM

Correct. That is the only DG in IL. But it's two words, so beyond the scope of this thread.

moregas · 01-23-2008, 04:53 PM

OUI

Yes in French

hyo silver · 01-23-2008, 06:55 PM

deadthreadotomy: Reviving a thread people forgot about years ago.

Spectra · 02-08-2008, 05:02 PM

Specularia:

"of, or pertaining to mirrors"

(Genus of an early-spring denizen of the eastern deciduous forest)

07-07-2005, 04:28 PM	#11
jimofdg Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: DG, IL, US Posts: 533 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: PriusChat Word of the Day vulpine adj. resembling, or having the qualities of, a fox. Similar usage as canine to a dog, bovine to a cow, porcine to a pig, etc.

07-08-2005, 11:59 AM	#14
jimofdg Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: DG, IL, US Posts: 533 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: PriusChat Word of the Day Correct. That is the only DG in IL. But it's two words, so beyond the scope of this thread.

01-23-2008, 04:53 PM	#15
moregas Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Denver Posts: 58 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: PriusChat Word of the Day OUI Yes in French

02-08-2008, 05:02 PM	#17
Spectra Amphi-Prius Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: S NJ Posts: 1,786 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 4	Re: PriusChat Word of the Day *Specularia:* "of, or pertaining to mirrors" (Genus of an early-spring denizen of the eastern deciduous forest)

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