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Answer for the clue "Of geese ", 8 letters:
anserine
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or resembling a goose 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 ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Anserine \An"ser*ine\, a. [L. anserinus, fr. anser a goose.] Pertaining to, or resembling, a goose, or the skin of a goose. (Zo["o]l.) Pertaining to the Anseres.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Being from the subfamily Anserinae of the family Anatidae. 2 Of, concerning, or resembling a goose or geese; gooselike. 3 silly, foolish, stupid.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Anserine (β-alanyl- N -methylhistidine) is a dipeptide containing β-alanine and histidine , which can be found in the skeletal muscle and brain of mammals and birds. The pKa of the imidazole ring of histidine , when contained in anserine, is 7.04, making ...
Usage examples of anserine.
Rooms at the Skein of Geese were given infuriatingly anserine names rather than mere utilitarian numbers.