Meaning of ANSERINE
Pronunciation: | | 'ansu`rIn
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- [adj] (informal) having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"
- [adj] (zoology) of or resembling a goose
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| Synonyms: | | dopey, dopy, fool(a), foolish, gooselike, goosey, goosy, stupid |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \An"ser*ine\, a. [L. anserinus, fr. anser a goose.]
1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a goose, or the skin of a
goose.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Pertaining to the Anseres.
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