Glanders
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An infectious disease of horses, mules, and donkeys caused by the bacterium Burkholderia, one species of which may be transmitted to humans. uncountable
"Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell): What is it? / William Crandall (Dylan Baker): It's Burkholderia mallei. Causes a disease called glanders. / Phillip Jennings (Matthew Rhys): The innoculation we got was against a kind of meningitis. / William: This is to meningitis what bubonic plague is to a runny nose."
- 2 a destructive and contagious bacterial disease of horses that can be transmitted to humans wordnet
- 1 plural of Glander form-of, plural
Example
More examples"Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell): What is it? / William Crandall (Dylan Baker): It's Burkholderia mallei. Causes a disease called glanders. / Phillip Jennings (Matthew Rhys): The innoculation we got was against a kind of meningitis. / William: This is to meningitis what bubonic plague is to a runny nose."
Etymology
From Middle English glandres, glaundres, from Old French glandres, plural of Old French glandre, from Latin glandula.
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