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porcicide

porcicide noun: the killing of a pig or pigs.

Noun

porcicide (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The killing of a pig or pigs.

Origin of porcicide

Latin porcus (“pig”) + -cide

Questions about porcicide

What does porcicide mean?
Porcicide means the killing of a pig or pigs.
What part of speech is porcicide?
Porcicide is a noun.

Words near porcicide in the dictionary

  1. porchlike
  2. porchscape
  3. porchscapes
  4. porchway
  5. porchways
  6. porcicide
  7. porciculture
  8. porciform
  9. porcine
  10. porcine measles
  11. porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome

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