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flukicide

flukicide noun: any substance that kills fluke worms.

Noun

flukicide (plural flukicides)

  1. Any substance that kills fluke worms.
    • To adhere to withdrawal periods the main time for flukicide treatments is during the dry period for spring-calving herds, which in Ireland coincides with housing during November until February in the majority of the herds.2015 July 9, Yris Bloemhoff et al., “Determining the Prevalence and Seasonality of Fasciola hepatica in Pasture-based Dairy herds in Ireland using a Bulk Tank Milk ELISA”, in Irish Veterinary...

Forms of flukicide

pluralflukicides

Origin of flukicide

From fluke + -cide.

Questions about flukicide

What does flukicide mean?
Flukicide means any substance that kills fluke worms.
What part of speech is flukicide?
Flukicide is a noun.
What is the plural of flukicide?
The plural of flukicide is flukicides.

Words near flukicide in the dictionary

  1. flukes up
  2. flukeworm
  3. flukeworms
  4. flukey
  5. flukicidal
  6. flukicide
  7. flukicides
  8. flukier
  9. flukiest
  10. flukily
  11. flukiness

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