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zoonosis
zo·on·o·sis [ zō ónnəssiss ] (plural zo·o·no·ses [ zō ónnə sz ])


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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