See also: ansérine

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Etymology 1

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From Latin anserīnus, from anser (goose).

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anserine (comparative more anserine, superlative most anserine)

  1. Silly, foolish, stupid. [from 17th c.]
  2. Pertaining to a goose or geese; gooselike. [from 18th c.]
  3. (medicine, obsolete) Exhibiting goose flesh.
    anserine skin
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Etymology 2

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

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anserine (countable and uncountable, plural anserines)

  1. (biochemistry) A dipeptide compound present in birds and other vertebrates, originally isolated from goose muscle. [from 20th c.]

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Italian

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anserine

  1. feminine plural of anserino

Latin

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ānserīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of ānserīnus