xenointoxication
UK/ˌzɛn.ə.ɪn.tɒk.sɪˈkeɪʃən/US/ˌzɛn.ə.ɪn.tɑk.sɪˈkeɪʃən/
xenointoxication noun: a form of pest control in which an ectoparasite's host animal is dosed with a substance that is poisonous to the parasite.
Noun
xenointoxication (countable and uncountable, plural xenointoxications)
- A form of pest control in which an ectoparasite's host animal is dosed with a substance that is poisonous to the parasite.
Forms of xenointoxication
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Origin of xenointoxication
From xeno- (“From a donor of another species”) + intoxication. The term first appeared as a translation of Spanish xenointoxicación, both attested in an Argentinan research article in December 1948.
Words that rhyme with xenointoxication
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- vindication
- accumulation
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Questions about xenointoxication
- What does xenointoxication mean?
- Xenointoxication means a form of pest control in which an ectoparasite's host animal is dosed with a substance that is poisonous to the parasite.
- What part of speech is xenointoxication?
- Xenointoxication is a noun.
- How do you pronounce xenointoxication?
- Xenointoxication is pronounced /ˌzɛn.ə.ɪn.tɒk.sɪˈkeɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of xenointoxication?
- The plural of xenointoxication is xenointoxications.
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