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anserine

adj
/ˈansəɹʌɪn/UK/ˈansəɹiːn/UK

Etymology

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

  1. derived from Anserin
  2. derived from anser

Definitions

  1. Silly, foolish, stupid.

  2. Pertaining to a goose or geese

    Pertaining to a goose or geese; gooselike.

  3. Exhibiting goose flesh.

    • anserine skin
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A dipeptide compound present in birds and other vertebrates, originally isolated from…

      A dipeptide compound present in birds and other vertebrates, originally isolated from goose muscle.

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Derived

homoanserine

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for anserine. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA