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   epizootic

   /ˌɛpɪzəʊˈɒtɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a disease) temporarily prevalent and widespread in an animal population: "epizootic diseases in domestic livestock"

   noun

   • 1. an outbreak of an epizootic disease: "a global epizootic of H5N1 bird flu"

   Word Origin late 18th century (as an adjective): from French épizootique, from épizootie, from Greek epi ‘upon’ + zōion ‘animal’.

   Scrabble Points: 22

   • E

     1

   • P

     3

   • I

     1

   • Z

     10

   • O

     1

   • O

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

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