anthracoid

American

[an-thruh-koid] / ˈæn θrəˌkɔɪd /

adjective

resembling anthrax.
resembling coal or charcoal; carbonlike.

anthracoid British

/ ˈænθrəˌkɔɪd /

adjective

resembling anthrax
resembling carbon, coal, or charcoal

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Etymology

Origin of anthracoid

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

Example Sentences

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Resembling anthrax in action; of the nature of anthrax; as, an anthracoid microbe.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

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