glossanthrax

English

Etymology

From gloss- +‎ anthrax.

Noun

glossanthrax (uncountable)

1. (archaic) A disease of horses and cattle causing carbuncles in the mouth and on the tongue.

References

• “glossanthrax”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.