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Webster 1913 Edition

Anserine

An′ser-ine

,
Adj.
[L.
anserinus
, fr.
anser
a goose.]
1.
Pertaining to, or resembling, a goose, or the skin of a goose.
2.
(Zool.)
Pertaining to the Anseres.

Webster 1828 Edition

Anserine

AN'SERINE

,
Adj.
[L. anserinum, from anser, a goose.]
1.
Resembling the skin of a goose; uneven; as, an anserine skin.
2.
Pertaining to the ansers.

Definition 2025

anserine

anserine

See also: ansérine

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈansəɹʌɪn/

Adjective

anserine ‎(comparative more anserine, superlative most anserine)

  1. Silly, foolish, stupid. [from 17th c.]
  2. Pertaining to a goose or geese; gooselike. [from 18th c.]
Translations

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Etymology 2

From Latin anser ‎(“goose”) +‎ -ine, after German Anserin.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈansəɹiːn/

Noun

anserine ‎(uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) A dipeptide compound present in birds and other vertebrates, originally isolated from goose muscle. [from 20th c.]

Italian

Adjective

anserine

  1. feminine plural of anserino

Latin

Adjective

anserīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of anserīnus

Etymology

From Latin anserīnus, from anser ‎(“goose”).

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