GLANDERS


Meaning of GLANDERS in English

[ 'glandəz ]

■ plural noun [usu. treated as sing. ] a rare contagious disease that mainly affects horses, characterized by swellings below the jaw and mucous discharge from the nostrils.

Origin

C15: from OFr. glandre (see gland 1 ).

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