Words for the killing of animals | |
| apricide | killing of boars |
| avicide, birdicide | killing of birds |
| bovicide | killing of oxen |
| canicide | killing of dogs |
| cervicide | killing of deer |
| ceticide | killing of whales |
| elephanticide | killing of elephants |
| felicide | killing of cats |
| gallicide | killing of fowls |
| gallinicide | killing of poultry |
| hirudicide | killing of leeches |
| lupicide | killing of wolves |
| macropicide | killing of kangaroos |
| molluscicide | killing of snails/molluscs |
| muricide | killing of shellfish |
| ovicide | killing of sheep |
| perdricide | killing of partridges and peafowls |
| piscicide | killing of fish |
| raticide | killing of rats and mice |
| rodenticide | killing of rodents |
| serpenticide | killing of snakes |
| siblicide | killing of siblings in animal groups |
| talpicide | killing of shrews |
| tauricide | killing of bulls |
| ursicide | killing of bears |
| vaccicide | killing of cattle |
| vermicide | killing of worms |
| verminicide | killing of vermin |
| vulpicide | killing of foxes |
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Killing words
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