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animalicide

animalicide noun: the killing of an animal (also used historically and offensively for the killing of a person who is regarded as subhuman).

Noun

animalicide (countable and uncountable, plural animalicides)

  1. (uncommon) The killing of an animal (also used historically and offensively for the killing of a person who is regarded as subhuman).
    • One French functionary drew distinction between homicide and animalicide. In his opinion, Toqué and Gaud were merely guilty of animalicide.1918, Herbert Adams Gibbons, The New Map of Africa (1900-1916): A History of European Expansion and Colonial Diplomacy, page 349
    • […] a case of animalicide, not homicide.1919, Journal of Education, page 455

Forms of animalicide

pluralanimalicides

Origin of animalicide

From animal + -icide.

Questions about animalicide

What does animalicide mean?
Animalicide means the killing of an animal (also used historically and offensively for the killing of a person who is regarded as subhuman).
What part of speech is animalicide?
Animalicide is a noun.
What is the plural of animalicide?
The plural of animalicide is animalicides.

Words near animalicide in the dictionary

  1. animalculum
  2. animalesque
  3. animalhood
  4. animalian
  5. animalic
  6. animalicide
  7. animalicides
  8. animalier
  9. animaliers
  10. animalisation
  11. animalise

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