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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A disease that is consistently prevalent in a population of non-human animals in a limited region, season, or climate.

Adjective

1. 1
   Like or having to do with an enzootic. not-comparable
2. 2
   Prevalent in a given population or area. not-comparable

   "Rabies is enzootic throughout North America."

Adjective

1. 1
   of a disease that is constantly present in an animal community but only occurs in a small number of cases wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

endemic

Antonyms

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epizootic

Example

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"Rabies is enzootic throughout North America."

Etymology

From en- + zootic.

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