Epizootic

[,epizәu'ɒtik]

(adj.) (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region; 'an epizootic disease' .

Editor: Wallace--From WordNet

(a.) Of or pertaining to an epizoon.

(a.) Containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks, formations, mountains, and the like.

(a.) Of the nature of a disease which attacks many animals at the same time; -- corresponding to epidemic diseases among men.

(n.) An epizootic disease; a murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses.

Typist: Shelley