Synonyms for epizootic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ep-uh-zoh-ot-ik
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛp ə zoʊˈɒt ɪk

Top 10 synonyms for epizootic Other synonyms for the word epizootic

Définition of epizootic

Origin :
  • animal equivalent of epidemic, 1748, from French épizootique, from épizootie, irregularly formed from Greek epi (see epi-) + zoon (see zoo).
  • As in catching : adj contagious (disease)
  • As in contagious : adj communicable
Example sentences :
  • If you ask me, said Agnes, with conviction, I think the old thing has the epizootic.
  • Extract from : « The Corner House Girls on a Tour » by Grace Brooks Hill
  • "No matter if I do catch the epizootic; guess I'll get over it," said the boy.
  • Extract from : « Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures » by Alice Emerson
  • I think I have the epizootic, and I don't want any breakfast.
  • Extract from : « Uncle Wiggily in the Woods » by Howard R. Garis
  • In the 18th and 19th centuries it sometimes spread like an epizootic over the whole of Europe, from Siberia to France.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 » by Various
  • They traveled over hills and down dales, and once they met a lame rabbit, who had the epizootic very bad.
  • Extract from : « Uncle Wiggily's Travels » by Howard R. Garis
  • Later, in 1648, an epizootic of this disease visited Germany and spread to other parts of Europe.
  • Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture
  • This disease has previously been known in this country as epizootic lymphangitis, or pseudo-farcy.
  • Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture
  • One foot is well soaked, but its warm weather and I guess I wont get the epizootic.
  • Extract from : « Tom Fairfield in Camp » by Allen Chapman
  • Cats being so eminently an electric animal, of course he attributed this epizootic to electricity.
  • Extract from : « Narrative And Miscellaneous Papers » by Thomas De Quincey
  • With a climate which produces healthy, vigorous animals, notably free from epizootic diseases, with a fertile Dairy products.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 » by Various

Antonyms for epizootic

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