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ANSERINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anserine mean?
• ANSERINE (adjective)
The adjective ANSERINE has 2 senses:
1. of or resembling a goose
2. having or revealing stupidity
Familiarity information: ANSERINE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or resembling a goose
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)
Pertainym:
subfamily Anserinae (used in some classifications for the swans)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having or revealing stupidity
Synonyms:
anserine; dopey; dopy; foolish; gooselike; goosey; goosy; jerky
Context example:
some fool idea about rewriting authors' books
Similar:
stupid (lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
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