Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
EPIZOOTIC
epizootic
(adjective) (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region; “an epizootic disease”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
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.
Usage notes
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".
Adjective
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.
Antonyms
• enzootic
Source: Wiktionary
Ep`i*zo*öt"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. épizoötique.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to an epizoön.
2. (Geol.)
Definition: Containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks, formations, mountains, and the like. [Obs.] Epizoötic 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"ö*ty, Ep`i*zo*öt"ic, n. Etym: [F. épizoötie.]
Definition: An epizoötic disease; a murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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