anthracoid

[ an-thruh-koid ]

adjective
  1. resembling anthrax.

  2. resembling coal or charcoal; carbonlike.

Origin of anthracoid

1
First recorded in 1880–85; anthrac- + -oid

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British Dictionary definitions for anthracoid

anthracoid

/ (ˈænθrəˌkɔɪd) /


adjective
  1. resembling anthrax

  2. resembling carbon, coal, or charcoal

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