epizootic
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- epizootically adverb
Etymology
Origin of epizootic
Example Sentences
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Kheraj noted that the epizootic lasted a few weeks in one city before moving to the next.
From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2023
In both the epizootic of 150 years ago and the pandemic today, he said, “you see how quickly people want things to return to normal.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2023
It also raises concerns about epizootic shell disease, which disfigures lobsters to the point that they can’t be sold.
From Washington Times • May 13, 2018
That’s because rinderpest is an epizootic, an animal disease.
From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2011
It was described by Bollinger in 1878, and named Wild und Rinderseuche, from its having affected deer, wild boars, cattle, and horses in an epizootic which swept over Germany at that time.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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