Definitions for: Epizootic


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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: epidemic

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