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zoöcide

zoöcide is the alternative spelling of zoocide.

Meaning of zoocide

Noun

zoocide (plural zoocides)

  1. The systematic or targeted killing of animals.
    • Much later, however, during the Permian period, there was a second act of zoocide, one which is less known and less popular among filmmakers ...2000, Dialogue and Universalism
    Synonyms:
    zooicide
  2. Any substance intended to kill animals.

Forms of zoöcide

pluralzoöcides

Questions about zoöcide

What is zoöcide the alternative spelling of?
Zoöcide is the alternative spelling of zoocide.

Words near zoöcide in the dictionary

  1. zoëas
  2. zoö-
  3. zoöchemistry
  4. zoöchlorella
  5. zoöchlorellae
  6. zoöcide
  7. zoöcides
  8. zoöcyst
  9. zoöcysts
  10. zoöcytium
  11. zoödendrium

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