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miner's anaemia

miner's anaemia noun: synonym of hookworm (“disease”).

Noun

miner's anaemia (uncountable)

  1. (Commonwealth, dated) Synonym of hookworm (“disease”).
    Synonyms:
    hookworm

Synonyms of miner's anaemia

Forms of miner's anaemia

alternative USminer's anemia
alternative form (dated)miner's anæmia

Origin of miner's anaemia

See miner's worm § Etymology.

Questions about miner's anaemia

What does miner's anaemia mean?
Miner's anaemia means synonym of hookworm (“disease”).
What part of speech is miner's anaemia?
Miner's anaemia is a noun.

Words near miner's anaemia in the dictionary

  1. mineploughs
  2. mineplow
  3. mineplows
  4. miner
  5. Miner County
  6. miner's anaemia
  7. miner's anemia
  8. miner's anæmia
  9. miner's canaries
  10. miner's canary
  11. miner's candlestick

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