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ANSERINE
anserine, dopy, dopey, foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike, jerky
(adjective) having or revealing stupidity; “ridiculous anserine behavior”; “a dopey answer”; “a dopey kid”; “some fool idea about rewriting authors’ books”
anserine
(adjective) of or resembling a goose
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
anserine (comparative more anserine, superlative most anserine)
Silly, foolish, stupid. [from 17th c.]
Pertaining to a goose or geese; gooselike. [from 18th c.]
Etymology 2
Noun
anserine (countable and uncountable, plural anserines)
(biochemistry) A dipeptide compound present in birds and other vertebrates, originally isolated from goose muscle. [from 20th c.]
Anagrams
• arsenine
Source: Wiktionary
An"ser*ine, a Etym: [L. anserinus, fr. anser a goose.]
1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a goose, or the skin of a goose.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Pertaining to the Anseres.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
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