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Webster 1913 Edition
Anserine
An′ser-ine
,Adj.
[L.
anserinus
, fr. anser
a goose.] 1.
Pertaining to, or resembling, a goose, or the skin of a goose.
2.
(Zool.)
Pertaining to the Anseres.
Webster 1828 Edition
Anserine
AN'SERINE
,Adj.
1.
Resembling the skin of a goose; uneven; as, an anserine skin.2.
Pertaining to the ansers.Definition 2024
anserine
anserine
See also: ansérine
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈansəɹʌɪn/
Adjective
anserine (comparative more anserine, superlative most anserine)
Translations
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Etymology 2
From Latin anser (“goose”) + -ine, after German Anserin.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈansəɹiːn/
Noun
anserine (uncountable)
- (biochemistry) A dipeptide compound present in birds and other vertebrates, originally isolated from goose muscle. [from 20th c.]