anthracoid

English

Etymology

From anthrax +‎ -oid.

Adjective

anthracoid (not comparable)

1. (biology) Resembling anthrax.

   an anthracoid bacilli

   an anthracoid microbe

References

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

Anagrams

• cantharoid