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sylvatic
(syl|vat¦ic)
Pronunciation:
/sɪlˈvatɪk/
adjective
Veterinary Medicine
relating to or denoting certain diseases when contracted by wild animals, and the pathogens causing them:
an epidemic of sylvatic plague among prairie dogs
Origin:
1930s
: from Latin
silvaticus
, from
silva
'wood'
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