D defs.my
Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Epizoötic

· Ep·i·zo·öt·ic · IPA /ɛpɪ.zəˈwɒtɪk/
01 a. Of or pertaining to an epizoön.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to an epizoön.(Zoöl.)
  2. 2.
    Containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks, formations, mountains, and the like.(Geol.) [Obs.]
    Epizoötic mountains are of secondary formation.” — Kirwan.
  3. 3.
    Of the nature of a disease which attacks many animals at the same time; -- corresponding to epidemic diseases among men.
02 n. A contagious disease which attacks many animals at the same time; an epizootic disease; an epidemic among animals.
  1. 1.
    A contagious disease which attacks many animals at the same time; an epizootic disease; an epidemic among animals.
  2. 2.
    A murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses.