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Definition of Anserine
1. Adjective. Of or resembling a goose.
2. Adjective. Having or revealing stupidity. "Some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"
Language type: Colloquialism
Similar to: Stupid
Derivative terms: Dope, Dope, Foolishness, Goose, Goose, Jerk
Definition of Anserine
1. a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a goose, or the skin of a goose.
Definition of Anserine
1. Adjective. (zoology) Being from the subfamily ''Anserinae'' of the family ''Anatidae''. ¹
2. Adjective. Of, concerning, or resembling a goose or geese; gooselike. ¹
3. Adjective. Silly, foolish, stupid. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Anserine
1. a chemical compound [n -S]
Medical Definition of Anserine
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1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a goose, or the skin of a goose.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Anserine
Literary usage of Anserine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Southern Literary Messenger (1849)
"... no doubt, will let their pens, vice versa, descend to posterity under the
designation of "anserine"—of course, intending always a mere figure of speech. ..."
2. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"SUB-FAMILY anserine. As already mentioned, the Geese are distinguished by the
absence of a lobe on the hind-toe, which is moderately large; ..."
3. An Encyclopædia of Trees and Shrubs: Being the Arboretum Et Fruticetum by John Claudius Loudon (1869)
"anserine, Fr. ; Cause Fuss, Gcr.; Chenopodio, Hal. derivation. From the Greek
words chen, a goose, ..."
4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1902)
"On the whole, the flamingo skeleton presents a mixture of anserine and ...
For the most part there is no marked predominance of either anserine or ..."
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