epizootic

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epi·zo·ot·ic | \ˌe-pə-zə-ˈwä-tik,

-zō-ˈä-\

Definition of epizootic

: an outbreak of disease affecting many animals of one kind at the same time also : the disease itself

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epizootic

noun

epi·zo·ot·ic | \ˌep-ə-zə-ˈwät-ik

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Medical Definition of epizootic

: an outbreak of disease affecting many animals of one kind at the same time also : the disease itself

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