Epizootic

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Epizootic \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.
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     2. (Geol.) Containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks,
        formations, mountains, and the like. [Obs.]


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              Epizo["o]tic mountains are of secondary formation.
                                                    --Kirwan.
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     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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Epizootic \Ep`i*zo*["o]t"ic\, Epizooty \Ep`i*zo"["o]*ty\, n. [F.
     ['e]pizo["o]tie.]
     1. A contagious disease which attacks many animals at the
        same time; an epizootic disease; an epidemic among
        animals.
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     2. A murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  epizootic
       adj : (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within
             a particular region; "an epizootic disease"