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lampricide

lampricide noun: any pesticide applied to kill lampreys; commonly affecting their larvae in particular.

Noun

lampricide (plural lampricides)

  1. Any pesticide applied to kill lampreys; commonly affecting their larvae in particular.

Forms of lampricide

plurallampricides

Origin of lampricide

From lamprey + -cide.

Words formed from lampricide

Questions about lampricide

What does lampricide mean?
Lampricide means any pesticide applied to kill lampreys; commonly affecting their larvae in particular.
What part of speech is lampricide?
Lampricide is a noun.
What is the plural of lampricide?
The plural of lampricide is lampricides.

Words near lampricide in the dictionary

  1. lamprel
  2. lamprels
  3. lamprey
  4. lampreys
  5. lampricidal
  6. lampricide
  7. lampricides
  8. lamprid
  9. lampridid
  10. lampridids
  11. lamprids

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