zoonotic
adjective/ˌzuːəˈnɒtɪk/, /ˌzəʊəˈnɒtɪk/
/ˌzuːəˈnɑːtɪk/, /ˌzəʊəˈnɑːtɪk/
(specialist)- used to describe a disease that can be spread from animals to humans
- Influenza is just one of many zoonotic diseases that pose a serious risk to human health.
Word OriginLate 19th century: from zoo- ‘of animals’ + Greek nosos ‘disease’.Definitions on the go
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