'Epizootic' definitions:
Definition of 'epizootic'
From: WordNet
adjective
(of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region; "an epizootic disease"
Definition of 'Epizootic'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Epizootic'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Geol.) Containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks, formations, mountains, and the like. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Epizo["o]tic mountains are of secondary formation. --Kirwan. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Of the nature of a disease which attacks many animals at the same time; -- corresponding to epidemic diseases among men. [1913 Webster] Epizooty