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.

Etymology: F {eacute}pizootique f. {eacute}pizootie (as EPIZOON)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.