Definition of glanders in English:

glanders

plural nounˈɡlandəzˈɡlændərz

usually treated as singular A rare contagious disease that mainly affects horses, characterized by swellings below the jaw and mucous discharge from the nostrils.
Glanders is caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas mallei
Example sentencesExamples
- In the first world war attempts were made to infect horses with glanders, and throughout history invading armies have poisoned wells and other water sources.
- A closely related pathogen, namely B. mallei is an obligatory zoonotic parasite causing glanders, but it seems to have virtually disappeared from domesticated animals and humans, decades ago.
- The Germans used anthrax and glanders against the horses and mules of the US Army and its Allies in World War I.
- Work was in progress, too, on other agents like brucellosis and glanders as well as on chemicals against plants, classified at the time as a form of biological, not chemical, warfare.
- Aspiration of the abscesses grew B. mallei, the cause of glanders.

Origin

Late 15th century: from Old French glandre (see gland¹).

Rhymes

Landers, Randers, sanders

Definition of glanders in US English:

glanders

plural nounˈɡlandərzˈɡlændərz

usually treated as singular A rare contagious disease that mainly affects horses, characterized by swellings below the jaw and mucous discharge from the nostrils.
This disease is caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas mallei
Example sentencesExamples
- In the first world war attempts were made to infect horses with glanders, and throughout history invading armies have poisoned wells and other water sources.
- Work was in progress, too, on other agents like brucellosis and glanders as well as on chemicals against plants, classified at the time as a form of biological, not chemical, warfare.
- A closely related pathogen, namely B. mallei is an obligatory zoonotic parasite causing glanders, but it seems to have virtually disappeared from domesticated animals and humans, decades ago.
- The Germans used anthrax and glanders against the horses and mules of the US Army and its Allies in World War I.
- Aspiration of the abscesses grew B. mallei, the cause of glanders.

Origin

Late 15th century: from Old French glandre (see gland).

单词	glanders
释义	Definition of glanders in English: glanders plural nounˈɡlandəzˈɡlændərz usually treated as singular A rare contagious disease that mainly affects horses, characterized by swellings below the jaw and mucous discharge from the nostrils. Glanders is caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas mallei Example sentencesExamples In the first world war attempts were made to infect horses with glanders, and throughout history invading armies have poisoned wells and other water sources. A closely related pathogen, namely B. mallei is an obligatory zoonotic parasite causing glanders, but it seems to have virtually disappeared from domesticated animals and humans, decades ago. The Germans used anthrax and glanders against the horses and mules of the US Army and its Allies in World War I. Work was in progress, too, on other agents like brucellosis and glanders as well as on chemicals against plants, classified at the time as a form of biological, not chemical, warfare. Aspiration of the abscesses grew B. mallei, the cause of glanders. Origin Late 15th century: from Old French glandre (see gland¹). Rhymes Landers, Randers, sanders Definition of glanders in US English: glanders plural nounˈɡlandərzˈɡlændərz usually treated as singular A rare contagious disease that mainly affects horses, characterized by swellings below the jaw and mucous discharge from the nostrils. This disease is caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas mallei Example sentencesExamples In the first world war attempts were made to infect horses with glanders, and throughout history invading armies have poisoned wells and other water sources. Work was in progress, too, on other agents like brucellosis and glanders as well as on chemicals against plants, classified at the time as a form of biological, not chemical, warfare. A closely related pathogen, namely B. mallei is an obligatory zoonotic parasite causing glanders, but it seems to have virtually disappeared from domesticated animals and humans, decades ago. The Germans used anthrax and glanders against the horses and mules of the US Army and its Allies in World War I. Aspiration of the abscesses grew B. mallei, the cause of glanders. Origin Late 15th century: from Old French glandre (see gland).
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