n :  a genus of nematode worms of the family Strongylidae including one (C. ovina) that infests the colon esp. of sheep and causes a bloody diarrhea
 
Cha•bert, Philibert (1737-1814), French veterinarian. Chabert is remembered for his classic descriptions of glanders in 1779 and anthrax in 1780.
 
   
 
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