EPIZOOTIC


Meaning of EPIZOOTIC in English

adj. & n.

adj. (of a disease) temporarily prevalent among animals (cf. ENZOOTIC).

n. an outbreak of such a disease.

[ F épizootique f. épizootie (as EPIZOON) ]

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