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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἄνθραξ“abscess, boil”
- English todayanthrax
From Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (ánthrax, “abscess, boil”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekἄνθραξ all →
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anthrax
Today it means: An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ