# glanders

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An infectious disease of horses, mules, and donkeys caused by the bacterium Burkholderia, one species of which may be transmitted to humans.

## Etymology
From Middle English glandres, glaundres, from Old French glandres, plural of Old French glandre, from Latin glandula.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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