Related Searches

enzootic

[en-zoh-ot-ik]

en·zo·ot·ic

[en-zoh-ot-ik]
adjective Veterinary Medicine.
1.
(of diseases) prevailing among or afflicting animals in a particular locality. Compare endemic.
noun
2.
an enzootic disease.

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Enzootic is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1875–80; en-2 + zo- + -otic, modeled on epizootic

en·zo·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To enzootic
Collins
World English Dictionary
enzootic (ˌɛnzəʊˈɒtɪk)
 
adj
1.  (of diseases) affecting animals within a limited region
 
n
2.  an enzootic disease
 
[C19: from en-² + Greek zōion animal + -otic]
 
enzo'otically
 
adv

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary

enzootic en·zo·ot·ic (ěn'zō-ŏt'ĭk)
adj.
Prevalent among or restricted to animals of a specific geographic area. Used of a disease. n.
An enzootic disease.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature