EPIZOÖTIC

Ep′i‐zo‐öt″ic (?), a. [[Cf. F. épizoötique.]] 1. 1. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to an epizoön.
2. 2. (Geol.) Containing fossil remains; — said of rocks, formations, mountains, and the like.
Epizoötic mountains are of secondary formation. Kirwan. 3. 3. Of the nature of a disease which attacks many animals at the same time; — corresponding to epidemic diseases among men.