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talpicide

talpicide noun: the killing of moles.

Noun

talpicide (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The killing of moles.
    • That worthy one day, in our absence, being caught in the act of culpable talpicide, was rebuked by his mistress for disobeying his master's orders.1867, Journal of Agriculture, page 108

Questions about talpicide

What does talpicide mean?
Talpicide means the killing of moles.
What part of speech is talpicide?
Talpicide is a noun.

Words near talpicide in the dictionary

  1. Taloy Sur
  2. talpa
  3. talpacoti
  4. talpacotis
  5. talpae
  6. talpicide
  7. talpid
  8. talpids
  9. talpoid
  10. talqin
  11. talquetamab

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