Ĕp′i-zo-ōt′ic, a.

a. [Fr. épizootique. See supra and infra.]

1. Pertaining to the animals called epizoa.
2. (Geol.) Containing fossil remains;—said of rocks, formations, mountains, and the like. [Obs.] Epizootic mountains are of secondary formation. Kirwan.
3. Pertaining to, or affected by, diseases prevalent among animals, corresponding to epidemic diseases among men.