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pupacide

pupacide noun: any pesticide that attacks the pupal stage of an insect.

Noun

pupacide (plural pupacides)

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

Forms of pupacide

pluralpupacides

Origin of pupacide

From pupa + -cide.

Questions about pupacide

What does pupacide mean?
Pupacide means any pesticide that attacks the pupal stage of an insect.
What part of speech is pupacide?
Pupacide is a noun.
What is the plural of pupacide?
The plural of pupacide is pupacides.

Words near pupacide in the dictionary

  1. pup play
  2. pup tent
  3. pup tents
  4. pupa
  5. pupacidal
  6. pupacide
  7. pupacides
  8. pupadom
  9. pupae
  10. pupahood
  11. pupal

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