transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌe-pə-zə-ˈwä-tik, -zō-ˈä- ]
noun
Etymology: French épizootique, from épizootie such an outbreak, from épi- (as in épidemie epidemic) + Greek zōiotēs animal nature, from zōē life — more at quick
Date: 1748
: an outbreak of disease affecting many animals of one kind at the same time ; also : the disease itself
• epizootic adjective