ANTHRACOID

Etymology

Adjective

anthracoid (not comparable)

(biology) Resembling anthrax.

Anagrams

• cantharoid

Source: Wiktionary


An"thra*coid, a. Etym: [Anthrax + -oid.] (Biol.)

Definition: Resembling anthrax in action; of the nature of anthrax; as, an anthracoid microbe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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