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squirrelcides

squirrelcides is the plural of squirrelcide.

Meaning of squirrelcide

Noun

squirrelcide (usually uncountable, plural squirrelcides)

  1. (rare, usually) Squirrel suicide, often with connotations of taking human equipment with it.
    • After the second squirrelcide (which downed my laboratory's primary computer system for 4 days), SRI established a cogeneration plant that was supposed to guarantee uninterruptible power, with appropriate isolation between the standby generators and the local power utility.1994, Peter G. Neumann, Computer-Related Risks, Addison-Wesley Professional

Questions about squirrelcides

What is squirrelcides the plural of?
Squirrelcides is the plural of squirrelcide.

Words near squirrelcides in the dictionary

  1. squirrel-cage motor
  2. squirrel-cage motors
  3. squirrel-proof
  4. squirrelable
  5. squirrelcide
  6. squirrelcides
  7. squirreldom
  8. squirreled
  9. squirreled around
  10. squirreled away
  11. squirreless

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