Definitions for epizootic
ˌɛp ə zoʊˈɒt ɪkepi·zoot·ic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. epizooticadjective

   (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region

   "an epizootic disease"

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1. epizooticnoun

   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. Compare epidemic.

   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. epizooticnoun

   A particular epizootic (epizootically-occurring) disease.

3. epizooticnoun

   A disease or ailment.

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

4. epizooticadjective

   Like or having to do with an epizootic: epidemic among animals.

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

5. epizooticadjective

   Containing fossils.

6. Etymology: . Use of the word in the second sense, "an ailment", was likely originally a reference to a particular epizootic ailment.\ Both senses are attested since at least the 1800s, and the pronunciation with five syllables is explicitly attested since then as well.\uE0004511 Dialectal pronunciation of the second sense with four syllables is attested since at least the 1910s in spellings like "epizudic" and is suggested by 1870s references to a shortened form of the word, "zooty"4512.

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1. Epizootic

   In epizoology, an epizootic (from Greek: epi- upon + zoon animal) is a disease event in a nonhuman animal population analogous to an epidemic in humans. An epizootic may be restricted to a specific locale (an "outbreak"), general (an "epizootic"), or widespread ("panzootic"). High population density is a major contributing factor to epizootics. Aquaculture is an industry sometimes plagued by disease because of the large number of fish confined to a small area. Defining an epizootic can be subjective; it is based upon the number of new cases in a given animal population, during a given period, and must be judged to be a rate that substantially exceeds what is expected based on recent experience (i.e. a sharp elevation in the incidence rate). Because it is based on what is "expected" or thought normal, a few cases of a very rare disease (like a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy outbreak in a cervid population) might be classified as an "epizootic", while many cases of a common disease (like lymphocystis in esocids) would not. Common diseases that occur at a constant but relatively high rate in the population are said to be "enzootic" (cf. the epidemiological meaning of "endemic" for human diseases). An example of an enzootic disease would be the influenza virus in some bird populations or, at a lower incidence, the Type IVb strain of viral hemorrhagic septicemia in certain Atlantic fish populations.An example of an epizootic would be the 1990 outbreak of Newcastle disease virus in double-crested cormorant colonies on the Great Lakes that resulted in the death of some 10,000 birds.

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1. Epizooticadjective

   of or pertaining to an epizoon

2. Epizooticadjective

   containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks, formations, mountains, and the like

3. Epizooticadjective

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

4. Epizooticnoun

   an epizootic disease; a murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses

5. Etymology: [F. pizotie.]

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1. Epizootic

   In epizoology, an epizootic is a disease that appears as new cases in a given animal population, during a given period, at a rate that substantially exceeds what is "expected" based on recent experience. Epidemic is the analogous term applied to human populations. High population density is a major contributing factor to epizootics. Aquaculture is an industry sometimes plagued by disease because of the large number of fish confined to a small area. Defining an epizootic can be subjective, depending in part on what is "expected". An epizootic may be: a restricted to a specific locale, b general or c widespread. Because it is based on what is "expected" or thought normal, a few cases of a very rare disease might be classified as an "epizootic", while many cases of a common disease would not. Common diseases that occur at a constant but relatively high rate in the population are said to be "enzootic". An example of an enzootic disease would be the influenza virus in some bird populations or, at a lower incidence, the Type IVb strain of VHS in certain Atlantic fish populations.

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1. Epizoötic

   living or parasitic on animals from the outside or on the surface.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of epizootic in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of epizootic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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