anserine
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See also: ansérine
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin anserīnus, from anser (“goose”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
anserine (comparative more anserine, superlative most anserine)
- Silly, foolish, stupid. [from 17th c.]
- Pertaining to a goose or geese; gooselike. [from 18th c.]
- (medicine, obsolete) Exhibiting goose flesh.
- anserine skin
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
similar to a goose or geese; gooselike
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Latin anser (“goose”) + -ine, after German Anserin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
Italian[edit]
Adjective[edit]
anserine
Latin[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ānserīne
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