Meaning & use
Enzootic
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Of an animal disease: habitually present within a particular region or among a particular animal population.
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The virus is enzootic among the region's bat colonies, occasionally spilling over into livestock.
Veterinarians monitor enzootic diseases closely because they can persist for generations without dying out.
A note on using this word
Formed by analogy with "endemic," but applied specifically to animal rather than human disease.
Words with a similar meaning
endemic
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Words with an opposite meaning
epizootic
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