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Zoonotic

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Definition: Adj. Referring to a disease which is common to both humans and animals, such as rabies or ringworm.

Zoonosis and Zoonose are singular nouns, zoonoses, plural

Pronunciation: zoo-not-ik, zoo-nohsAudio Link
Examples:
The CDC studies zoonotic diseases around the world.

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