Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A disease in horses and cattle characterized by malignant carbuncles in the mouth, and especially on the tongue.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A disease of horses and cattle accompanied by carbuncles in the mouth and on the tongue.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A disease of horses and cattle accompanied by carbuncles in the mouth and on the tongue.

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek word for "tongue" + English anthrax.

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