释义 |
epizooty|ɛpɪˈzəʊətɪ| [ad. Fr. épizootie, irreg. f. Gr. ἐπί upon + ζῷον animal.] An epizootic disease.
1781Projects in Ann. Reg. 102/1 The report of an Epizooty is often spread. 1798Malthus Popul. (1817) I. 251 Great and wasting epizooties are frequent among the cattle. 1867Ruffini Quiet Nook in Jura 274 And fears were entertained of a coming epizooty. 1882Jrnl. Linn. Soc. XVI. 188 This ostrich epizoöty is a kind of strongylosis. |