Sekirov Dictionary

epizootic

/ɛpɪ.zəˈwɒtɪk/

adjective 3
noun 3
forms 3

adjective3

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Like or having to do with an epizootic: a widespread outbreak of disease among nonhuman animals.
- Epizootic plague occurred in the mice following introduction of rats from Europe.
Relating to epizoa; epizoic.
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(rare) Containing fossils.
- Hence their primary division is into primeval and secondary or Epizootic. And the epizootic mountains are still farther distinguishable into original and derivative. — 1799

noun3

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An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population of non-human animals at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period.
- At the same time as an epidemic of the flu broke out among the people, an epizootic of the swine flu broke out among their pigs.
A particular epizootic disease.
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[in the plural] (dialect, humorous) A disease or ailment (of humans).
- Johnny's not doing so well today, I think he caught the epizootic.

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