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phocicide

phocicide noun: the killing of a seal.

Noun

phocicide (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The killing of a seal.

Origin of phocicide

From Latin phoca (“seal”) + -cide.

Questions about phocicide

What does phocicide mean?
Phocicide means the killing of a seal.
What part of speech is phocicide?
Phocicide is a noun.

Words near phocicide in the dictionary

  1. phocenates
  2. phocenic acid
  3. phocenin
  4. Phocian
  5. Phocians
  6. phocicide
  7. phocid
  8. phocids
  9. phocine
  10. phocines
  11. Phocis

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