Anthraces

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  anthrax
       n 1: a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and
            sheep); it can be transmitted to people [syn: {splenic
            fever}]
       2: a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by
          infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia


       3: a species of Bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in
          animals (cattle and swine and sheep and sheep and rabbits
          and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon [syn: {Bacillus
          anthracis}]
       [also: {anthraces} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  anthraces
       See {anthrax}