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zoonotic

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌzəʊ.əˈnɒ.tɪk/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌzuː.əˈnɒ.tɪk/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌzuːˈnɒ.tɪk/
  • General-American: /ˌzoʊ.əˈnɑ.tɪk/
  • General-American: /ˌzu.əˈnɑ.tɪk/
  • General-American: /ˌzuˈnɑ.tɪk/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌzɐʉ.ɘˈnɔ.tɘk/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌzʉ.ɘˈnɔ.tɘk/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌzʉˈnɔ.tɘk/

1

adj

Meaning 1

relating to, or having a zoonosis

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of zoonosis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: zoonosis

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or constituting zoonosis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the Ebola virus is believed to be zoonotic

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English zoonosis Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) 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.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: zoonotisk — relating to zoonosis
  • Dutch: zoönotisch — relating to zoonosis
  • Finnish: zoonoottinen — relating to zoonosis
  • Finnish: eläinperäinen — relating to zoonosis
  • French: zoonotique — relating to zoonosis
  • German: zoonotisch — relating to zoonosis
  • Greek: ζωονοσογόνος (zoonosogónos) — relating to zoonosis
  • Italian: zoonotico — relating to zoonosis
  • Norwegian Bokmål: zoonotisk — relating to zoonosis
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: zoonotisk — relating to zoonosis
  • Portuguese: zoonótico — relating to zoonosis
  • Russian: зооно́зный (zoonóznyj) — relating to zoonosis
  • Spanish: zoonótico — relating to zoonosis
  • Swedish: zoonotisk — relating to zoonosis