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# {{context|epidemiology}} 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. |
# {{context|epidemiology}} 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. |
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| − | # {{dialect|humorous}} A [[disease]] or [[ailment]] |
+ | # {{rfv-sense}} {{dialect|humorous}} A [[disease]] or [[ailment]] |
| − | #: {{rfv-sense}} ''Johnny's not doing so well today, I think he caught the '''epizootic'''.'' |
+ | #: ''Johnny's not doing so well today, I think he caught the '''epizootic'''.'' |
===Adjective=== |
===Adjective=== |
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| − | '''epizootic''' |
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# Like or having to do with an ''epizootic''. |
# Like or having to do with an ''epizootic''. |
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Revision as of 20:57, 6 March 2011
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɛpɪ.zəˈwɒtɪk/, /ɛpɪ.zoʊˈɒtɪk/, (sense 2)ː /ɛpɪˈzuːdɪk/
Noun
epizootic (plural epizootics)
- (epidemiology) 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.
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (dialect, humorous) A disease or ailment
- Johnny's not doing so well today, I think he caught the epizootic.
Adjective
epizootic
- Like or having to do with an epizootic.
- Epizootic plague occurred in the mice following introduction of rats from Europe.
