epizootic
epizootic is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 36 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Geol.) Containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks, formations, mountains, and the like. [Obs.] Epizoötic mountains are of secondary formation. Kirwan.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- azotic
- catching
- contagion
- contagious
- deadly
- death
- deleterious
- epidemic
- indigestible
- infectious
- innutritious
- insalubrious
- insalubrity
- killing
- malaria
- mephitic
- morbific
- narcotic
- noisome
- noxious
- pestiferous
- pestilent
- pestilential
- plague
- poison
- poisonous
- pot
- septic
- spot
- taking
- the
- toxic
- toxicity
- venomous
- virulent
- zymotic
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is epizootic.
- 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?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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