Anserine
/ˈansəɹʌɪn/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A dipeptide compound present in birds and other vertebrates, originally isolated from goose muscle. countable, uncountable
Adjective
- 1 Silly, foolish, stupid.
- 2 Pertaining to a goose or geese; gooselike.
- 3 Exhibiting goose flesh. obsolete
"anserine skin"
Adjective
- 1 having or revealing stupidity wordnet
- 2 of or resembling a goose wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
Etymology 1
From Latin anserīnus, from anser (“goose”).
Etymology 2
From Latin anser (“goose”) + -ine, after German Anserin.