Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
(of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region;
- Example: "an epizootic disease"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Epizootic \Ep`i*zo*["o]t"ic\, Epizooty \Ep`i*zo"["o]*ty\, n. [F.
['e]pizo["o]tie.]
1. A contagious disease which attacks many animals at the
same time; an epizootic disease; an epidemic among
animals.
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2. A murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Epizootic \Ep`i*zo*["o]t"ic\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]pizo["o]tique.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to an epizo["o]n.
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2. (Geol.) Containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks,
formations, mountains, and the like. [Obs.]
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Epizo["o]tic mountains are of secondary formation.
--Kirwan.
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3. Of the nature of a disease which attacks many animals at
the same time; -- corresponding to epidemic diseases among
men.
[1913 Webster] Epizooty
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
epizootic
adj 1: (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind
within a particular region; "an epizootic disease"