anserine

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Finally are the qualities of the anserine, hebetate, anserine and inserate are unified within person.

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  1. adjective Of or belonging to the subfamily Anserinae, which comprises the geese.
  2. adjective Of or resembling a goose; gooselike.

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  1. Latin ānserīnus, pertaining to geese, from ānser, goose; see ghans- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin anserinus, from anser, a goose: see Anser.
 

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/ˈænsərɪn/
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