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serpenticide

serpenticide noun: the killing of a snake.

Noun

serpenticide (plural serpenticides)

  1. The killing of a snake.
  2. The killer of a snake.

Forms of serpenticide

pluralserpenticides

Origin of serpenticide

From serpent + -i- + -cide.

Words formed from serpenticide

Questions about serpenticide

What does serpenticide mean?
Serpenticide means the killing of a snake.
What part of speech is serpenticide?
Serpenticide is a noun.
What is the plural of serpenticide?
The plural of serpenticide is serpenticides.

Words near serpenticide in the dictionary

  1. serpented
  2. serpentes
  3. serpentess
  4. serpentesses
  5. serpenticidal
  6. serpenticide
  7. serpenticides
  8. serpenticone
  9. serpenticones
  10. serpenticonic
  11. Serpentid

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