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FILANDERS
Etymology
Noun
filanders (uncountable)
(falconry) A disease in hawks, characterized by the presence of small thread-like worms and of filaments of coagulated blood, from the rupture of a vein.
Synonyms
• backworm
Anagrams
• Friesland, firelands
Source: Wiktionary
Fil"an*ders, n. pl. Etym: [F. filandres, fr. L. filum thread.] (Falconry)
Definition: A disease in hawks, characterized by the presence of small threadlike worms, also of filaments of coagulated blood, from the rupture of a vein; -- called also backworm. Sir T. Browne.
FILANDER
Fil"an*der, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A species of kangaroo (Macropus Brunii), inhabiting New Guinea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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