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piscicide

piscicide noun: any substance that is poisonous to fish.

Noun

piscicide (countable and uncountable, plural piscicides)

  1. (countable) Any substance that is poisonous to fish.
  2. (uncountable) The killing of fish.
    • The explosion of an aquarium in Berlin in 2022 caused a major piscicide.
  3. A fish that kills.
  4. A fish that kills another fish, especially out of malice.

Synonyms of piscicide

Forms of piscicide

pluralpiscicides

Origin of piscicide

From pisci- + -cide.

Words formed from piscicide

Questions about piscicide

What does piscicide mean?
Piscicide means any substance that is poisonous to fish.
What part of speech is piscicide?
Piscicide is a noun.
What is the plural of piscicide?
The plural of piscicide is piscicides.

Words near piscicide in the dictionary

  1. Pischke
  2. Pischkes
  3. pisci-
  4. piscicapture
  5. piscicidal
  6. piscicide
  7. piscicides
  8. piscicolous
  9. piscicultural
  10. pisciculturally
  11. pisciculture

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