zooanthroponosis

noun

The transmission of disease from humans to animals. Specifically it refers to diseases that are primary infections of humans but which can be naturally transmitted to animals. Examples include tuberculosis and human metapneumovirus.

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Meanings

nounzooanthroponosis (countable and uncountable, plural zooanthroponoses)

plural zooanthroponoses

  1. countableuncountableThe transmission of disease from humans to animals. Specifically it refers to diseases that are primary infections of humans but which can be naturally transmitted to animals. Examples include tuberculosis and human metapneumovirus.

Origin

From zoo- + anthroponosis.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

anthropozoonosis
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APA

zooanthroponosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zooanthroponosis

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“zooanthroponosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zooanthroponosis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zooanthroponosis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zooanthroponosis.

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