xenointoxication
xenointoxication · xenointoxications
A form of pest control in which an ectoparasite's host animal is dosed with a…A form of pest control in which an ectoparasite's host animal is dosed with a substance that is poisonous to the parasite.
UK/ˌzɛn.ə.ɪn.tɒk.sɪˈkeɪʃən/US/ˌzɛn.ə.ɪn.tɑk.sɪˈkeɪʃən/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncommon, uncountable)A form of pest control in which an ectoparasite's host animal is dosed with a substance that is poisonous to the parasite.
Origin
From xeno- (“From a donor of another species”) + intoxication. The term first appeared asFrom xeno- (“From a donor of another species”) + intoxication. The term first appeared as a translation of Spanish xenointoxicación, both attested in an Argentinan research article in December 1948.
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Forms
plural: xenointoxications| Singular | xenointoxication |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable