Epizootic

Pronunciation: /ˈiˈpaɪˈzuˈtɪk/

Epizootic (noun)

  1. A sudden spread of disease affecting many animals in an area.

Examples

  • The farm experienced an epizootic that affected all the livestock.
  • An epizootic can devastate wildlife populations in a short time.

Common collocations: control an epizootic, epizootic outbreak, epizootic spread, epizootic conditions, epizootic patterns

Epizootic (adjective)

  1. Describing a disease that spreads quickly among animals in a specific area.

Examples

  • The epizootic conditions required immediate attention from authorities.
  • Epizootic events can have significant ecological impacts.

Synonyms of Epizootic

Formal

Neutral