panzootic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-énts

Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts?

Proto-Hellenic *pánts

Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der.

Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)bor.

English pan-

English zootic

English panzootic

From pan- + zootic.

Adjective

panzootic (not comparable)

1. (biology, medicine, of a disease) Affecting nonhuman animals of many species and throughout a wide area.

   Coordinate terms: (nonhuman animals) enzootic, epizootic; (humans) endemic, epidemic, pandemic, (plants) enphytotic, epiphytotic, panphytotic

Related terms

• zootic
• panzootia
• panzooty

Noun

panzootic (plural panzootics)

1. (zoology) An extremely widespread outbreak of a disease or disorder in a population of non-human animals.

   Coordinate terms: (nonhuman animals) enzootic, epizootic; (humans) endemic, epidemic, pandemic; (plants) enphytotic, epiphytotic, panphytotic