filanders
A disease in hawks, characterized by the presence of small thread-like worms, and of…A disease in hawks, characterized by the presence of small thread-like worms (probably Capillaria), and of filaments of coagulated blood, stemming from the rupture of a vein.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete, uncountable)A disease in hawks, characterized by the presence of small thread-like worms (probably Capillaria), and of filaments of coagulated blood, stemming from the rupture of a vein.
Origin
French filandres, from Latin filum (“thread”).French filandres, from Latin filum (“thread”).
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Synonyms
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