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zooprophylaxis

zooprophylaxis noun: the use of animals (such as cattle) to divert disease-carrying insects such as mosquitos from humans.

Noun

zooprophylaxis (uncountable)

  1. The use of animals (such as cattle) to divert disease-carrying insects such as mosquitos from humans.

Origin of zooprophylaxis

From zoo- + prophylaxis.

Questions about zooprophylaxis

What does zooprophylaxis mean?
Zooprophylaxis means the use of animals (such as cattle) to divert disease-carrying insects such as mosquitos from humans.
What part of speech is zooprophylaxis?
Zooprophylaxis is a noun.

Words near zooprophylaxis in the dictionary

  1. zoopraxinoscopes
  2. zoopraxiscope
  3. zoopraxiscopes
  4. zoopraxography
  5. zooprophylactic
  6. zooprophylaxis
  7. zoopsia
  8. zoopsias
  9. zoopsychiatry
  10. zoopsychological
  11. zoopsychologist

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