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Definition of: anserine
(an′sə·rīn, -sər·in) adjective
1. Pertaining to a goose; gooselike, as the human skin when chilled.
2. Silly; stupid.
3. Pertaining or belonging to the subfamily Anserinae of birds; the geese. Also an′ser·ous.
—noun
An organic substance, C10H16O3N4, obtained from the muscles of birds, fishes, and reptiles. [<L anserinus <anser a goose]
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