adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A dipeptide compound present in birds and other vertebrates, originally isolated from goose muscle. countable, uncountable

Adjective

1. 1
   Silly, foolish, stupid.
2. 2
   Pertaining to a goose or geese; gooselike.
3. 3
   Exhibiting goose flesh. obsolete

   "anserine skin"

Adjective

1. 1
   having or revealing stupidity wordnet
2. 2
   of or resembling a goose wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

aquilineaviandopeydopydovelikefoolish

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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