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larvicide

larvicide noun: any pesticide that attacks the larval stage of an insect.

Noun

larvicide (plural larvicides)

  1. Any pesticide that attacks the larval stage of an insect

Verb

larvicide (third-person singular simple present larvicides, present participle larviciding, simple past and past participle larvicided)

  1. (transitive) To treat with larvicide.

larvicide meaning in Tamil

larvicide in Tamil

லார்வாக்கொல்லி, இளரிக்கொல்லி, இளம் உயிரிகளைக் கொல்லும் நச்சு

Forms of larvicide

Noun
plurallarvicides
alternative formlarvacide
Verb
third-person singular presentlarvicides
present participlelarviciding
past participlelarvicided
pastlarvicided

Origin of larvicide

From larva + -cide.

Words formed from larvicide

Questions about larvicide

What does larvicide mean?
Larvicide means any pesticide that attacks the larval stage of an insect.
What is larvicide in Tamil?
Larvicide in Tamil is லார்வாக்கொல்லி, இளரிக்கொல்லி, இளம் உயிரிகளைக் கொல்லும் நச்சு. See Larvicide meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is larvicide?
Larvicide can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of larvicide?
The plural of larvicide is larvicides.

Words near larvicide in the dictionary

  1. larvates
  2. larvating
  3. larve
  4. larves
  5. larvicidal
  6. larvicide
  7. larvicided
  8. larvicides
  9. larviciding
  10. larviculture
  11. larviform

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Adapted from Wiktionary: larvicide (page history and authors); larvicide (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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