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sparrowcide

sparrowcide noun: the killing of sparrows.

Noun

sparrowcide (countable and uncountable, plural sparrowcides)

  1. The killing of sparrows.
  2. (countable) One who kills sparrows.

Forms of sparrowcide

pluralsparrowcides

Origin of sparrowcide

From sparrow + -cide.

Questions about sparrowcide

What does sparrowcide mean?
Sparrowcide means the killing of sparrows.
What part of speech is sparrowcide?
Sparrowcide is a noun.
What is the plural of sparrowcide?
The plural of sparrowcide is sparrowcides.

Words near sparrowcide in the dictionary

  1. sparrow-larks
  2. sparrow-weaver
  3. sparrow-weavers
  4. sparrowbill
  5. sparrowbills
  6. sparrowcide
  7. sparrowcides
  8. sparrowdom
  9. sparrowfart
  10. sparrowfarts
  11. sparrowgrass

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