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enzootic

noun
/ɛn.zoʊˈɒt.ɪk/UK/ɛn.zoʊˈɑt.ɪk/US

Etymology

From en- + zootic.

  1. derived from ζῷον
  2. prefixed as enzootic — “en + zootic”

Definitions

  1. A disease that is consistently prevalent in a population of non-human animals in a…

    A disease that is consistently prevalent in a population of non-human animals in a limited region, season, or climate.

  2. Like or having to do with an enzootic.

  3. Prevalent in a given population or area.

    • Rabies is enzootic throughout North America.

The neighborhood

Derived

enzootically

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for enzootic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA