Words for mass killing & destruction | |
| ecocide | destruction of the entire natural environment |
| ethnocide | destruction of an entire culture |
| genocide | destruction of an entire national, ethnic or religious group |
| mundicide | destruction of the entire world |
| onmicide | destruction of all living things |
| populicide | killing of all people |
| speciocide | destruction of an entire species |
Words for the killing of insects | |
| acaricide, miticide | killing of mites |
| adulticide | killing of adult insects |
| anophelicide, mosquitocide | killing of mosquitos |
| aphidicide, aphicide | killing of aphids |
| apicide | killing of bees |
| arachnidicide | killing of spiders or scorpions |
| blatticide | killing of cockroaches |
| cimicide | killing of bedbugs |
| culicide | killing of gnats or mosquitos |
| formicide | killing of ants |
| insecticide | killing of insects |
| larvicide | killing of insect larvae |
| lousicide, pediculicide | killing of lice |
| muscicide | killing of flies |
| pesticide | killing of pests |
| pulicide, pulicicide | killing of fleas |
| tickicide | killing of ticks |
| alectryomachy | cock-fighting |
| cynartomachy | bear-baiting using dogs |
| duomachy | a duel or fight between two people |
| gigantomachy | a war of giants; especially, the fabulous war of the giants against heaven |
| hieromachy | a war between members of the clergy |
| hoplomachy | fighting while heavily armoured |
| iconimachy | hostility to the worship of images or icons |
| logomachy | a battle of words; a dispute about words |
| monomachy | single combat; a duel |
| naumachy | a mock sea battle put on by the Ancient Romans; a naval spectacle |
| pneumatomachy | denial of the divinity of the Holy Ghost |
| poetomachy | a contest or quarrel among poets |
| psychomachy | conflict between the body and the soul |
| pygmachy | boxing; fighting with clubs |
| pyromachy | use of fire in combat |
| sciamachy | fighting with a shadow; a mock contest; an imaginary or futile combat |
| symmachy | fighting jointly against a common enemy |
| tauromachy | the art or act of bullfighting |
| theomachy | war amongst or against the gods, as in the Homeric poems |
| titanomachy | the war of the Titans against the Olympians |
Words for the killing of other people (Murder) | |
| amicicide | killing of a friend |
| Brahminicide, Brahmanicide | killing of a Brahmin |
| Christicide | killing of Christ |
| episcopicide | killing of a bishop |
| femicide, gynaecide | killing of a woman |
| feticide, foeticide | killing of a fetus |
| hereticide | killing of a heretic |
| homicide | killing of any human being |
| hospiticide | killing of a guest or a host |
| hosticide | killing of an enemy |
| infanticide | killing of an infant |
| modernicide | killing of a modernist |
| philosophicide | killing of a philosopher |
| prenticecide | killing of an apprentice |
| regicide | killing of a king |
| senicide | killing off of old men |
| tyrannicide | killing of a tyrant |
| vaticide | killing of a prophet |
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 |
Words for killing plant life | |
| algaecide, algicide | killing of algae |
| floricide | killing of flowers |
| fungicide | killing of fungi |
| herbicide, phytocide | killing of plants |
| sporicide | killing of fungal spores |
| weedicide | killing of weeds |
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Words for the killing of one's relations | |
| filicide, prolicide | killing of one's offspring |
| fratricide | killing of one's brother or sister |
| mariticide | killing of one's husband |
| matricide | killing of one's mother |
| parenticide | killing of one's parent(s) |
| parricide | killing of a parent or other close relative |
| patricide | killing of one's father |
| sororicide | killing of one's sister |
| suicide | killing of oneself |
| uxoricide | killing of one's wife |
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