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Meaning of ANSERINE

Pronunciation:  'ansu`rIn

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  (informal) having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"
  2. [adj]  (zoology) of or resembling a goose
 
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 Synonyms: dopey, dopy, fool(a), foolish, gooselike, goosey, goosy, stupid
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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