filander

noun — 2 senses

filander

noun

1

Archaic A small intestinal worm.

obstinate disease of the filander or back-worm1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:

filander

noun

Etymology Altered spelling of philander.

1

Obsolete A pademelon (Thylogale spp.).

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