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caninicide

caninicide noun: the killing of a dog.

Noun

caninicide (uncountable)

  1. (nonce-word) The killing of a dog.
    • The last canine to be hurried to an untimely end was "Prince," the especial pet of the Bones family, and Prince's death proved to be the last straw. As he could not be connected with the chicken-killing, the taking-off of poor Prince was deemed to be unjustifiable caninicide, and Gager will have to...1895 November 19, Los Angeles Times, page 8
    • So he got a pistol and shot the dog. The court held he had no right to do it. A clear case of caninicide!1921 August 27, The Saturday Evening Post, volume 194, number 9, page 45
    Synonyms:
    canicide, dogicide

Synonyms of caninicide

Origin of caninicide

From canine + -i- + -cide.

Questions about caninicide

What does caninicide mean?
Caninicide means the killing of a dog.
What part of speech is caninicide?
Caninicide is a noun.

Words near caninicide in the dictionary

  1. caning
  2. caning it
  3. Caningag
  4. canings
  5. canini
  6. caninicide
  7. caniniform
  8. caniniforms
  9. caninities
  10. caninity
  11. caninization

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