GLANDERS

glanders

(noun) a destructive and contagious bacterial disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Glanders

plural of Glander

Anagrams

• Danglers, Legrands, danglers

Etymology

Noun

glanders (uncountable)

An infectious disease of horses, mules and donkeys caused by the bacterium Burkholderia, one species of which may be transmitted to humans.

Anagrams

• Danglers, Legrands, danglers

Source: Wiktionary


Glan"ders, n. Etym: [From Gland.] (Far.)

Definition: A highly contagious and very destructive disease of horses, asses, mules, etc., characterized by a constant discharge of sticky matter from the nose, and an enlargement and induration of the glands beneath and within the lower jaw. It may transmitted to dogs, goats, sheep, and to human beings.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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