anserine

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Latin anserīnus, from anser (“goose”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /ˈansəɹʌɪn/ ==== Adjective ==== anserine (comparative more anserine, superlative most anserine) Silly, foolish, stupid. [from 17th c.] Pertaining to a goose or geese; gooselike. [from 18th c.] (medicine, obsolete) Exhibiting goose flesh. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== anatine cygnine === Etymology 2 === From Latin anser (“goose”) +‎ -ine, after German Anserin. ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /ˈansəɹiːn/ ==== Noun ==== anserine (countable and uncountable, plural anserines) (biochemistry) A dipeptide compound present in birds and other vertebrates, originally isolated from goose muscle. [from 20th c.] === Anagrams === arsenine == Italian == === Adjective === anserine feminine plural of anserino == Latin == === Adjective === ānserīne vocative masculine singular of ānserīnus