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apicide

apicide noun: the killing of bees.

Noun

apicide (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The killing of bees.
  2. (rare) A substance that kills bees.

Origin of apicide

Borrowed from Latin apis (“bee”) + -cide.

Questions about apicide

What does apicide mean?
Apicide means the killing of bees.
What part of speech is apicide?
Apicide is a noun.

Words near apicide in the dictionary

  1. apicectomy
  2. Apicella
  3. Apicellas
  4. apices
  5. Apician
  6. apicide
  7. apicidin
  8. apicidins
  9. apicifixed
  10. apicifloral
  11. apicillary

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