glanders

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

En-us-glanders.ogg

Word forms

glanders

Etymology

From Middle English glandres, glaundres, from Old French glandres, plural of Old French glandre, from Latin glandula. Doublet of glandule.

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