filander

F4I1L1A1N1D2E1R1

noun

A small intestinal worm.

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Meanings

filander1

nounfilander (plural filanders)

plural filanders

  1. archaicA small intestinal worm.

    obstinate disease of the filander or back-worm

    1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

filander2

nounfilander (plural filanders)

plural filanders

  1. obsoleteA pademelon (Thylogale spp.).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pademelon

Origin

Altered spelling of philander.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

fireland
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APA

filander. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filander

MLA

“filander.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filander. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “filander,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filander.

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