About The Word Epizootic
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Epizootic
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What's The Definition Of Epizootic?
[adj] (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region; "an epizootic disease"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Epizootic: epidemic Related Terms | Find terms related to Epizootic: See Also | Epizootic In Webster's Dictionary \Ep`i*zo*["o]t"ic\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]pizo["o]tique.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to an epizo["o]n.
2. (Geol.) Containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks,
formations, mountains, and the like. [Obs.]
Epizo["o]tic mountains are of secondary formation.
--Kirwan.
3. Of the nature of a disease which attacks many animals at
the same time; -- corresponding to epidemic diseases among
men.
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