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ecocides

ecocides is the plural of ecocide.

Meaning of ecocide

Noun

ecocide (countable and uncountable, plural ecocides)

  1. The complete destruction of an ecosystem due to human activities, such as due to exploitation of resources, nuclear warfare, or the dumping of harmful chemicals.
    • Two common terms used to characterize injuries to the environment include “geocide” and “ecocide,” terms particularly applicable to rain forest damage because it is irreparable.[1997, Virginia Journal of International Law, volume 38, page 377
    Synonyms:
    geocide

Questions about ecocides

What is ecocides the plural of?
Ecocides is the plural of ecocide.

Words near ecocides in the dictionary

  1. ecocentrist
  2. ecocentrists
  3. ecochemistry
  4. ecocidal
  5. ecocide
  6. ecocides
  7. ecocinema
  8. ecocinematic
  9. ecocities
  10. ecocity
  11. ecoclimate

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