Epizooties

/ˌɛpɪzoʊˈɑtiz/ noun

Definition

Plural of epizooty; multiple instances of rapid parasitic disease or infestation outbreaks affecting animal populations.

Etymology

From 'epizooty' (an epizootic outbreak) plus the plural '-ies'. This creates a term for multiple separate epizootic events.

Kelly Says

Historians studying past epizooties discovered that parasite outbreaks shaped human civilization—rinderpest killed millions of cattle and triggered famines that changed empires, showing nature's parasites as hidden forces of history.

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