| zoonosis | (n) an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans, Syn. zoonotic disease |
| zoonotic | (adj) of or relating to or constituting zoonosis, Example: the Ebola virus is believed to be zoonotic |
| Zoonomy | n. [ Zoo- + Gr. &unr_; a law: cf. F. zoonomie. ] The laws of animal life, or the science which treats of the phenomena of animal life, their causes and relations. [ 1913 Webster ] |