zoonosis
UK/zəʊˈɒn.ə.sɪs//zoʊˈɒn.ə.sɪs/
zoonosis noun: an animal disease, such as rabies or anthrax, that can be transmitted to humans.
Noun
zoonosis (plural zoonoses)
- An animal disease, such as rabies or anthrax, that can be transmitted to humans.
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zoonosis meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
zoonosis in Hindi
- animal disease that can be transmitted to humans
- ज़ूनोसिस zūnosis
zoonosis in Tamil
- விலங்கால் பரவும் நோய், விலங்கியநோய், விலங்கு வழி தொற்றும் நோய், இறைச்சிக் கொட்டில்கள்
zoonosis in Urdu
- حیوانی مرض
zoonosis in Bengali
- প্রাণীবাহিত রোগ
More languagesFewer languages
- zoonosis in Malay
- zoonosis
- zoonosis in Persian
- زئونوز
- zoonosis in Vietnamese
- động vật lây truyền bệnh
Forms of zoonosis
| plural | zoonoses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | zoönosis |
Origin of zoonosis
From zoo- + (itself from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”)) + Ancient Greek νόσος (nósos, “disease”) (compare also nosology); the surface analysis is almost, although not quite, zoo- + -osis; compare also anthroponosis.
Words formed from zoonosis
- anthropozoonosis
- endozoonosis
- epizoonosis
- protozoonosis
- reverse zoonosis
- xenozoonosis
- zoonositic
- zoonotic
Questions about zoonosis
- What does zoonosis mean?
- Zoonosis means an animal disease, such as rabies or anthrax, that can be transmitted to humans.
- What is zoonosis in Hindi?
- Zoonosis in Hindi is ज़ूनोसिस (zūnosis). See Zoonosis meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is zoonosis?
- Zoonosis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce zoonosis?
- Zoonosis is pronounced /zəʊˈɒn.ə.sɪs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of zoonosis?
- The plural of zoonosis is zoonoses.
Words near zoonosis in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: zoonosis (page history and authors); zoonosis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); zoonosis (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Zoonosis (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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