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exterminatrix

UK/ɛkˌstɜːmɪˈneɪtɹɪks/US/ɛkˌstɝmɪˈneɪtɹɪks/

exterminatrix noun: a woman who exterminates.

Noun

exterminatrix (plural exterminatrices)

  1. (rare) A woman who exterminates.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:exterminatrix.
    Synonyms:
    exterminatress

Synonyms of exterminatrix

Forms of exterminatrix

pluralexterminatrices

Origin of exterminatrix

Learned borrowing from Latin exterminātrīx. By surface analysis, exterminate + -trix.

Questions about exterminatrix

What does exterminatrix mean?
Exterminatrix means a woman who exterminates.
What part of speech is exterminatrix?
Exterminatrix is a noun.
How do you pronounce exterminatrix?
Exterminatrix is pronounced /ɛkˌstɜːmɪˈneɪtɹɪks/ (UK).
What is the plural of exterminatrix?
The plural of exterminatrix is exterminatrices.

Words near exterminatrix in the dictionary

  1. exterminators
  2. exterminatory
  3. exterminatress
  4. exterminatresses
  5. exterminatrices
  6. exterminatrix
  7. extermine
  8. extermined
  9. extermines
  10. extermining
  11. exterminism

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