epornitic

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English

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Etymology

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From epi- + ornith- + -ic.

Adjective

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epornitic (not comparable)

  1. Attacking many birds in a region at the same time.
  2. Pertaining to a disease of high morbidity that is occasionally present in a bird population.

Noun

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epornitic (plural epornitics)

  1. An outbreak of disease in a bird population.
    Coordinate terms: epidemic, epizootic

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