🐄epizootic

noun
/ˌɛpɪzəʊˈɒtɪk/

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

The farmer feared an epizootic might wipe out his cattle.

Synonyms

animal epidemic, outbreak, contagion, pestilence

Antonyms

endemic, sporadic

Collocations

epizootic disease, epizootic outbreak, severe epizootic, control epizootic

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