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anserine
an·ser·ine A0323700 (ăn′sə-rīn′, -rĭn)adj.1. Of or belonging to the subfamily Anserinae, which comprises the geese.2. Of or resembling a goose; gooselike.
[Latin ānserīnus, pertaining to geese, from ānser, goose; see ghans- in Indo-European roots.]anserine (ˈænsəˌraɪn; -rɪn) or anserousadj1. (Zoology) of or resembling a goose2. (Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to the subfamily Anserinae, which includes geese, swans, and certain ducks: family Anatidae, order Anseriformes3. silly; foolish[C19: from Latin anserīnus, from anser goose]an•ser•ine (ˈæn səˌraɪn, -rɪn) also an•ser•ous (-sər əs)
adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a goose. 2. stupid; foolish; silly. [1830–40; < Latin anserīnus=anser goose + -īnus -ine1] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  anserine - of or resembling a goose zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals | | 2. |  anserine - having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"gooselike, goosey, goosy, dopey, dopy, foolish, jerkycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechstupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity |
Translationsanserine
an·ser·ine (an'ser-in), 1. Resembling or characteristic of a goose. 2. present in muscle and the brain. Synonym(s): N-methylcarnosine [L. anserinus, fr. anser, goose] anserine
Related to anserine: anserine bursitisSynonyms for anserineadj of or resembling a gooseRelated Words- zoological science
- zoology
adj having or revealing stupiditySynonyms- gooselike
- goosey
- goosy
- dopey
- dopy
- foolish
- jerky
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