filanders

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noun

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.

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backworm
OriginFrench filandres ← Latin filum →
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Meanings

nounfilanders (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablefalconryA 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.

    Synonyms: backworm

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
backworm
Also see
backworm

Origin

  1. Latinfilum“thread”
  2. Frenchfilandres
  3. Englishfilanders

French filandres, from Latin filum (“thread”).

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APA

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

Chicago

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

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