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pupicidal

pupicidal adjective: killing pupae.

Adjective

pupicidal (not comparable)

  1. Killing pupae.

Origin of pupicidal

From pupa + -icidal.

Questions about pupicidal

What does pupicidal mean?
Pupicidal means killing pupae.
What part of speech is pupicidal?
Pupicidal is an adjective.

Words near pupicidal in the dictionary

  1. pupes
  2. pupfish
  3. pupfishes
  4. pupgender
  5. pupgenders
  6. pupicidal
  7. pupies
  8. pupiform
  9. pupigerous
  10. pupil
  11. pupil premium

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