Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncommon, uncountable)The killing of an animal (also used historically and offensively for the killing of a person who is regarded as subhuman).

Origin

From animal + -icide.

From animal + -icide.

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Forms

plural: animalicides
Singularanimalicide
Pluralanimalicides

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedzoocide

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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