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anserine
 
SYLLABICATION:an·ser·ine
PRONUNCIATION:  ns-rn, -rn
ADJECTIVE:1. Of or belonging to the subfamily Anserinae, which comprises the geese. 2. Of or resembling a goose; gooselike.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin nsernus, pertaining to geese, from nser, goose. See ghans- in Appendix I.
 
 
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