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llamacide

llamacide noun: the act of killing a llama.

Noun

llamacide (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The act of killing a llama.
    • Tpr. Ronald Clark solved a "llamacide" case by identifying two high school students who, while drunk, shot a llama to death.1999, The Communicator, Volumes 36-37, The Police
    • would it be considered llamacide?2004 May 10, Officer Farva, “If I murdered a llama....”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet), message-ID <20040510174324.08439.00001110@mb-m10.aol.com>

Origin of llamacide

From llama + -cide, by analogy with homicide (a rhyming word in many dialects).

Questions about llamacide

What does llamacide mean?
Llamacide means the act of killing a llama.
What part of speech is llamacide?
Llamacide is a noun.

Words near llamacide in the dictionary

  1. Lladorre
  2. Llaima
  3. llama
  4. llama's pajamas
  5. llamaback
  6. llamacide
  7. llamah
  8. llamahs
  9. llamalike
  10. llamanaco
  11. llamanacos

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