| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| anserine |
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| SYLLABICATION: | an·ser·ine |
| PRONUNCIATION: | n s -r n , -r n |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Of or belonging to the subfamily Anserinae, which comprises the geese. 2. Of or resembling a goose; gooselike. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin nser nus, pertaining to geese, from nser, goose. See ghans- in Appendix I.
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