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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective anserine has 2 senses
- anserine(a = adj.pert) Array - of or resembling a goose; Array
- anserine(s = adj.all) dopey, dopy, foolish, gooselike, goosey, goosy, jerky - having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"
CIDE DICTIONARY
anserine, a. [L. anserinus, fr. anser a goose.].
- Pertaining to, or resembling, a goose, or the skin of a goose. [1913 Webster]
- Pertaining to the Anseres. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
anserine, adj.
1 of or like a goose.
2 silly.
1 of or like a goose.
2 silly.
Etymology
L anserinus f. anser goose
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