epizooetic

Definitions

1. 1.(Geol.) Containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks, formations, mountains, and the like. [Obs.] Epizoötic mountains are of secondary formation. Kirwan.
2. 2.Of the nature of a disease which attacks many animals at the same time; -- corresponding to epidemic diseases among men.
3. 3.An epizoötic disease; a murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks, formations, mountains, and the like. [Obs.] Epizoötic mountains are of secondary formation. Kirwan called?
• What is of the nature of a disease which attacks many animals at the same time; -- corresponding to epidemic diseases among men called?
• What is an epizoötic disease; a murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses called?