Epizooty

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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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