[noun] a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people Synonyms:splenic fever
[noun] a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia
[noun] a species of Bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon Synonyms:Bacillus anthracis
