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EPIZOOETIC
Ep`i*zo*ƶt"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. Ʃpizoƶtique.]
1. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to an epizoƶn.
2. (Geol.)
Definition: Containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks, formations, mountains, and the like. [Obs.] Epizoƶtic 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.
Ep`i*zo"ƶ*ty, Ep`i*zo*ƶt"ic, n. Etym: [F. Ʃpizoƶtie.]
Definition: An epizoƶtic disease; a murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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