epizootic

1. a. Of or pertaining to an epizoon. Source: opted

2. a. Containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks, formations, mountains, and the like. Source: opted

3. a. Of the nature of a disease which attacks many animals at the same time; -- corresponding to epidemic diseases among men. Source: opted

4. n. An epizootic disease; a murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses. Source: opted

5. adj. (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region Source: wordnet

6. 1. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to an epizoön. 2. (Geol.) 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. An epizoötic disease; a murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses. Source: webster

7. j:45/n:55 s. (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region Source: ecdict

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