What does "epizootic" mean?
Epizootic: (Geol.) Containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks, formations, mountains, and the like. [Obs.] Epizoötic mountains are of secondary formation. Kirwan.
Additional senses
- 2.Of the nature of a disease which attacks many animals at the same time; -- corresponding to epidemic diseases among men.
- 3.An epizoötic disease; a murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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