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e·pi·zo·ot·ic
 epizootic
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- pronunciation:
- e
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
of a disease among animals, having the nature of an epidemic.
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epidemic |
adverb + (adj.)epizootic
also, severely
(adj.)epizootic
+ noun
carcinoma, cattle, comp, detection, disease, distemper, drought, flounder, horn, influenza, outbreak, parasite, report, spread, transmission, virus
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noun |
| definition: |
any animal disease that spreads quickly and attacks many animals simultaneously.
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epidemic |
adjective + (n.)epizootic
accompanying, infected, major
verb + (n.)epizootic
induce, subside, surmount, wane
noun + (n.)epizootic
girl, livestock, louse, organism, oyster, pathogen, rinderpest
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| derivation: |
epizootically (adv.) |
The word epizootic
contains the following parts:
epi-, eph-, ep-
Greek
prefix
that means on, upon, over; beyond, after, outside
  Example words:
ephemeral, ephemeris, epiblast, epicalyx, epicanthus, epicardium, epicarp, epicene, epidemic, epidermis, epiglottis, epigram, epigraph, epigraphy, epigynous, epilepsy, epilimnion, epilogue, Epiphany, epiphyte, episode, epistemology, epistle, epistolary, epitaph, epithalamium, epithelium, epithet, epitome, epizootic, epoch, epode, eponym
zo, zoo
Greek
root
that means animal, life
Example words:
anthozoan, Archeozoic, azoic, Cenozoic, epizootic, holozoic, hydrozoan, hylozoism, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Proterozoic, protozoan, saprozoic, spermatozoon, zodiac, zoo, zoogeography, zoography, zooid, zoology, zoomorphic, zoonosis, zoophagous, zoophyte, zooplankton, zoospore
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