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avicide

avicide noun: any substance used to kill birds.

Noun

avicide (plural avicides)

  1. Any substance used to kill birds.
    • He spread avicide in his field to try to kill some of the rooks.
    • Parathion is the first avicide used on a large scale in Africa against quelea.1988, Tropical Pest Management, page 134

Forms of avicide

pluralavicides

Origin of avicide

From avi- + -cide.

Questions about avicide

What does avicide mean?
Avicide means any substance used to kill birds.
What part of speech is avicide?
Avicide is a noun.
What is the plural of avicide?
The plural of avicide is avicides.

Words near avicide in the dictionary

  1. Avicennist
  2. Avicennists
  3. avicennite
  4. Avichal
  5. avicidal
  6. avicide
  7. avicides
  8. avicin
  9. avicins
  10. avicinylation
  11. avick

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