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speciecide

speciecide noun: the systematic extermination of a species.

Noun

speciecide (uncountable)

  1. The systematic extermination of a species.

Forms of speciecide

alternative formspecicide
alternative formspeciescide
alternative formspeciocide

Origin of speciecide

From species + -cide.

Questions about speciecide

What does speciecide mean?
Speciecide means the systematic extermination of a species.
What part of speech is speciecide?
Speciecide is a noun.

Words near speciecide in the dictionary

  1. speciations
  2. specicide
  3. specie
  4. specie point
  5. specie points
  6. speciecide
  7. speciedaler
  8. speciedalers
  9. speciegraphical
  10. specieism
  11. specieist

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