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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Anserine \An"ser*ine\, adjective [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) 2.0 [wn]:
anserine
adjective
1: of or resembling a goose
2: having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books" [syn: {dopy}, {dopey}, {foolish}, {goosey}, {goosy}, {gooselike}]
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