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mal·an·ders (malən dərz)

plural noun

a variety of eczema around the knee of a horse's foreleg

Etymology: ME malawnder < MFr malandre < L malandria, blisters or pustules on the neck, esp. of horses

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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