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malanders

malanders noun: a crusty rash in the bend of the knee of the foreleg of a horse.

Noun

malanders pl (plural only)

  1. (archaic, plural, plural-only) A crusty rash in the bend of the knee of the foreleg of a horse.

Forms of malanders

alternative formmalenders
alternative formmallanders
alternative formmallenders

Origin of malanders

French malandres, from Latin malandria (“blisters or pustules on the neck, especially in horses”).

Questions about malanders

What does malanders mean?
Malanders means a crusty rash in the bend of the knee of the foreleg of a horse.
What part of speech is malanders?
Malanders is a noun.

Words near malanders in the dictionary

  1. Malan
  2. Malan syndrome
  3. Maland
  4. malander
  5. malandered
  6. malanders
  7. malandros
  8. Malands
  9. Malang
  10. malanga
  11. malanga blanca

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