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

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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

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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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