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epizooty

/ˌɛpɪˈzuːti/

Translations

epizootynoun

epizooties

/ˌɛpɪˈzuːti/

The farm was quarantined due to an epizooty outbreak.

Ферма была помещена на карантин из-за вспышки эпизоотии.

Synonyms

animal epidemic

disease outbreak

epizootynoun

An outbreak of disease affecting many animals of one kind at the same time.

The farm was quarantined due to an epizooty that spread rapidly among the cattle.

A disease that is temporarily prevalent and widespread among a population of animals (an animal epidemic).

Ranchers feared that an epizooty could wipe out their herds.

The occurrence or period during which such a disease spreads widely among animals.

The 1872 epizooty crippled transportation across the eastern United States.