panzootic

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adjective

Affecting nonhuman animals of many species and throughout a wide area.

OriginEnglish zootic ← Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pánts →
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Meanings

adjectivepanzootic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyAffecting nonhuman animals of many species and throughout a wide area.
nounpanzootic (plural panzootics)

plural panzootics

  1. biologyAn extremely widespread outbreak of a disease or disorder in a population of non-human animals.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
panzoosis

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ph₂énts?
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pánts
  4. Ancient Greekπᾶς (pâs)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰν- (păn-)
  6. Englishpan-
  7. Englishzootic
  8. Englishpanzootic

From pan- + zootic.

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APA

panzootic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panzootic

MLA

“panzootic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panzootic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panzootic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panzootic.

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