epizootic

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population of non-human animals at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period.

   “At the same time as an epidemic of the flu broke out among the people, an epizootic of the swine flu broke out among their pigs.”

2. isim A particular epizootic disease.

   “A surgeon in the town has also informed me, that a person requested him to prescribe for some lambs affected with the epizootic, and he gave them Epsom salts and opium, with, as he said, very good effect.”

3. isim A disease or ailment (of humans).

   “Johnny's not doing so well today, I think he caught the epizootic.”

4. sıfat Like or having to do with an epizootic: a widespread outbreak of disease among nonhuman animals.

   “Epizootic plague occurred in the mice following introduction of rats from Europe.”

5. sıfat Containing fossils.

   “Hence their primary division is into primeval and secondary or Epizootic. And the epizootic mountains are still farther distinguishable into original and derivative.”

6. sıfat Relating to epizoa; epizoic.