zoonotic
UK/ˌzəʊ.əˈnɒ.tɪk/US/ˌzoʊ.əˈnɑ.tɪk/
zoonotic adjective: relating to, or having a zoonosis.
Adjective
zoonotic (not comparable)
- relating to, or having a zoonosis
- Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir...2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193
- According to Prof Andre and many other experts, increased travel, the spread of mega cities and humanity’s gradual intrusion into more and more report areas means the chances of zoonotic “spillover” events like Covid are becoming more and more likely.2024 June 21, Maeve Cullinan, Sarah Newey, “Has the pandemic made us sicker?”, in The Daily Telegraph
Noun
zoonotic (plural zoonotics)
zoonotic meaning in Malayalam
zoonotic in Malayalam
- zoonotic; animal transmitted
- ജന്തുജന്യ jantujanya
Synonyms of zoonotic
Forms of zoonotic
| plural | zoonotics |
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Origin of zoonotic
From zoonosis + -otic.
Words formed from zoonotic
Questions about zoonotic
- What does zoonotic mean?
- Zoonotic means relating to, or having a zoonosis.
- What is zoonotic in Malayalam?
- Zoonotic in Malayalam is ജന്തുജന്യ (jantujanya). See Zoonotic meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is zoonotic?
- Zoonotic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce zoonotic?
- Zoonotic is pronounced /ˌzəʊ.əˈnɒ.tɪk/ (UK).
Words near zoonotic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: zoonotic (page history and authors); ജന്തുജന്യ (Malayalam) (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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