zoonotic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌzuː.əˈnɒ.tɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌzʉˈnɔ.tɘk/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˌzu.əˈnɑ.tɪk/ (General-American)
- /ˌzuˈnɑ.tɪk/ (General-American)
- /ˌzɐʉ.ɘˈnɔ.tɘk/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˌzʉ.ɘˈnɔ.tɘk/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˌzuːˈnɒ.tɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌzoʊ.əˈnɑ.tɪk/ (General-American)
- /ˌzəʊ.əˈnɒ.tɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English zoonosis Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek -ωτικός (-ōtikós)der. Latin -ōticusder. French -otiquebor. English -otic English zoonotic From zoonosis + -otic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) relating to, or having a zoonosis
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: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 hosts: rodents.
2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
Deriveds
protozoonotic · nonzoonotic · panzoonotic · zoonotically · endozoonotic · xenozoonotic · anthropozoonotic
Translations (14)
es zoonótico (relating to zoonosis) · sv zoonotisk (relating to zoonosis) · ru зооно́зный (relating to zoonosis) · nn zoonotisk (relating to zoonosis) · el ζωονοσογόνος (relating to zoonosis) · fr zoonotique (relating to zoonosis) · pt zoonótico (relating to zoonosis) · nl zoönotisch (relating to zoonosis) · da zoonotisk (relating to zoonosis) · fi eläinperäinen (relating to zoonosis) · it zoonotico (relating to zoonosis) · fi zoonoottinen (relating to zoonosis) · nb zoonotisk (relating to zoonosis) · de zoonotisch (relating to zoonosis)