[1775–85; epizoot(ic) + -y3]This word is first recorded in the period 1775–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Americanism, alto, backup, guideline, polyphonic-y is a suffix of various origins used in the formation of action nouns from verbs (inquiry), also found in other abstract nouns (carpentry; infamy)
Examples of 'epizooty' in a sentence
epizooty
They cause epidemia (epizooty), which are the main mechanism of discontinuous evolution of species.
M.V. Supotnitsky 2014, 'HIV/AIDS Pandemia — a Problem Requiring Rethinking On the 30th Anniversary of theDiscovery of Human Immunodeficiency Virus', Aktualʹnaâ Infektologiâhttp://ai.zaslavsky.com.ua/article/view/82459. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This study confirms that during the rabies epizooty.
Y. KARIMI, A. FAYAZ, H. TEYMOURI 1975, 'Donnees Serologiques sur la rage Vulpine Etudiee en Iran', Acta Medica Iranicahttp://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/11810.pdf&manuscript_id=11810. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In total, 20% of respondents with knowledge about avian influenza stated that they had changed their behaviours during the epizooty.
Del Signore Corinne, Facy Françoise, Saadatian-Elahi Mitra, Vanhems Philippe 2010, 'Perception of epidemic's related anxiety in the General French Population: a cross-sectionalstudy in the Rhône-Alpes region', BMC Public Healthhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/191. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)