Main Entry: an·thrax

Pronunciation: \ˈan-ˌthraks\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural an·thra·ces \-thrə-ˌsēz\

: an infectious disease of warm-blooded animals (as cattle and sheep) caused by a spore-forming bacterium (Bacillus anthracis), transmissible to humans especially by the handling of infected products (as hair), and characterized by external ulcerating nodules or by lesions in the lungs