From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Epizootic \Ep'i*zo*["o]t"ic\, adjective [Cf. F. ['e]pizo["o]tique.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to an epizo["o]n.
2. (Geol.) Containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks, formations, mountains, and the like. [Obs.]
Epizo["o]tic mountains are of secondary formation. --Kirwan.
3. Of the nature of a disease which attacks many animals at the same time; -- corresponding to epidemic diseases among men.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
epizootic \ep'i*zo*["o]t"ic\, noun [PJC] Epizootic \Ep'i*zo*["o]t"ic\, Epizooty \Ep'i*zo"["o]*ty\, noun [F. ['e]pizo["o]tie.]
1. A disease attacking many animals at the same time; an epizootic disease.
2. A murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region; "an epizootic disease"
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