epizootic
(adjective) (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region; āan epizootic diseaseā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
epizootic (plural epizootics)
(epidemiology) 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.
(dialectal, humorous, often in the plural) A disease or ailment.
Used in the second sense to mean "an ailment", it is often preceded by the definite article ("the epizootic"), is often plural in form ("the epizootics"), and is sometimes written "(the) epizoodic".
epizootic (comparative more epizootic, superlative most epizootic)
(epidemiology) Like or having to do with an epizootic: epidemic among animals.
(geology, rare) Containing fossils.
Relating to epizoa; epizoic.
• enzootic
Source: Wiktionary
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
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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