epizootic adjective & noun. [,ɛpɪzǝʊ'ɒtɪk] L18.
[French épizootique, from épizootie, formed as EPI- + Greek zōion animal: see -OTIC.]
A. adjective. Of an animal disease: normally absent or infrequent in a population but liable to periods of greatly increased frequency; temporarily widespread. L18.
b. noun. A temporary but widespread outbreak of a particular disease among animals; an epizootic disease. M19.

■ ,epizootio'logic,

■ ,epizootio'logical, ,epizooto'logic adjectives of or pertaining to epizootiology M20.

■ ,epizooti'ology, ,epizoo'tology noun the branch of science that deals with the incidence and transmission of disease in animal populations, esp. with a view to controlling them; the aspects of an animal disease to do with its incidence and transmission: M20.

■ epi'zooty noun = EPIZOOTIC noun L18.

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