adj. 1. Of or belonging to the subfamily Anserinae, which comprises the geese. 2. Of or resembling a goose; gooselike. [Latin ānserīnus, pertaining to geese, from ānser, goose; see ghans- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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