Hypertext Webster Gateway: "anserine"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Anserine \An"ser*ine\, a. [L. anserinus, fr. anser a goose.]
1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a goose, or the skin of a
goose.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Pertaining to the Anseres.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
anserine
adj 1: (zoology) of or resembling a goose
2: (informal) having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous
anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some
fool idea about rewriting authors' books" [syn: {dopy}, {dopey},
{fool(a)}, {foolish}, {goosey}, {goosy}, {gooselike}]
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