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zoonosis
zo·on·o·sis
[
zō ónnəssiss
]
(
plural
zo·o·no·ses
[
zō ónnə sz
]
)
noun
Definition:
disease that animals pass to humans:
a disease that can be transmitted from vertebrate animals to humans, e.g. rabies, anthrax, or ringworm
[
Late 19th century. <zoo- + Greek
nosos
"disease"
]
zo·on·o·tic
[
z ə nóttik
]
adjective
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zo·on·o·tic [ z ə nóttik ] adjective
