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Epizootic
Meaning
Noun
●
In Epidemiology & Zoology:
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
. Compare epidemic.
●
A particular
epizootic
disease.
●
A
disease
or
ailment
(of humans).
Adj
●
In Epidemiology:
Like or having
to do with
an
epizootic
:
epidemic
among animals.
●
In Geology:
Containing fossils.
●
Relating to
epizoa
; epizoic.
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Origin
epizootic
English
-otic
English
epi-
English
ἐπί
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
zo-
English
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
EpizoöTic
Epizoodic
Epizudic
Antonyms
Enzootic
Related
Zoonotic
Endemic
Epidemic
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