sylvatic adjective. [sɪl'vatɪk] Also silvatic, selvatic. M17.
[Latin silvaticus, formed as SYLVA: see -ATIC.]
1. Belonging to or found in woods; of the nature of a wood or woodland; sylvan. Formerly also, rustic, boorish. rare. M17.

2. Veterinary Medicine. Designating certain diseases (as rabies, plague, etc.) when contracted by wild animals, and the pathogens causing them. M20.

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