anserine

See also: ansérine

English

Etymology 1

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

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.]
  3. (medicine, obsolete) Exhibiting goose flesh.
    anserine skin
Derived terms
  • pes anserinus
Translations

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Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈansəɹiːn/

Noun

anserine (countable and uncountable, plural anserines)

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

Anagrams

Italian

Adjective

anserine

  1. feminine plural of anserino

Latin

Adjective

ānserīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of ānserīnus
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