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canicide

/ˈkænɪsaɪd/

canicide noun: the killing of a dog.

Noun

canicide (plural canicides)

  1. (rare) The killing of a dog.
    Synonyms:
    caninicide, dogicide
  2. (rare) A dog-killer.

canicide meaning in Bengali

canicide in Bengali

একটি কুকুর হত্যা

Synonyms of canicide

Forms of canicide

pluralcanicides

Origin of canicide

From Latin canis (“dog”) + -cide.

Words formed from canicide

Questions about canicide

What does canicide mean?
Canicide means the killing of a dog.
What is canicide in Bengali?
Canicide in Bengali is একটি কুকুর হত্যা. See Canicide meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is canicide?
Canicide is a noun.
How do you pronounce canicide?
Canicide is pronounced /ˈkænɪsaɪd/.
What is the plural of canicide?
The plural of canicide is canicides.

Words near canicide in the dictionary

  1. Caniambo
  2. Caniapiskau
  3. Canibas
  4. Canichana
  5. canicidal
  6. canicide
  7. canicides
  8. canicola fever
  9. canicross
  10. canicrosser
  11. canicrossers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: canicide (page history and authors); canicide (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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