1. relating to or denoting a disease that spreads rapidly through an animal population
Usage: veterinary/epidemiological term; analogous to epidemic in human populations

1. a disease that spreads rapidly and widely among animals of a particular region or population
Usage: veterinary/epidemiological term

Examples

• The epizootic spread through the cattle herd within weeks.
• Veterinarians worked to contain the epizootic before it reached neighboring farms.
• An epizootic of avian flu affected poultry across multiple states.
• The disease became epizootic during the warm summer months.
• Farmers implemented quarantine measures to prevent the epizootic from spreading further.
• Scientists studied the epizootic to understand transmission patterns in wild populations.