Found 2 items, similar to Epizootic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: epizootic epizootic adj : (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region; “an epizootic disease”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Epizootic 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. epizootic \ep`i*zo*["o]t"ic\, n. [PJC] Epizootic \Ep`i*zo*["o]t"ic\, Epizooty \Ep`i*zo"["o]*ty\, n. [F. ['e]pizo["o]tie.] 1. A disease attacking many animals at the same time; an epizootic disease. [1913 Webster] 2. A murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses. [1913 Webster]