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theriocide

theriocide noun: the killing of a non-human animal by a human.

Noun

theriocide (countable and uncountable, plural theriocides)

  1. The killing of a non-human animal by a human.
  2. Actions caused by humans which lead to the death of non-human animals, such as deforestation.

Forms of theriocide

pluraltheriocides

Origin of theriocide

From therio- + -cide. Coined by Piers Beirne in a 2014 paper.

Questions about theriocide

What does theriocide mean?
Theriocide means the killing of a non-human animal by a human.
What part of speech is theriocide?
Theriocide is a noun.
What is the plural of theriocide?
The plural of theriocide is theriocides.

Words near theriocide in the dictionary

  1. theridiids
  2. theridiosomatid
  3. theridiosomatids
  4. Therien
  5. therio-
  6. theriocide
  7. theriocides
  8. theriodont
  9. theriodonts
  10. theriogenological
  11. theriogenologist

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