vulpicide

or vul·pe·cide

[vuhl-puh-sahyd]

noun British.

the act of killing a fox other than by hunting it with hounds.
a person who kills a fox by means other than hunting it with hounds.

Origin of vulpicide

1820–30; < Latin vulpi- (stem of vulpēs) fox + -cide

Related formsvul·pi·cid·al, adjectivevul·pi·cid·ism, noun

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Historical Examples of vulpicide

Perchance, in time, Reynard may take up his abode with us, when vulpicide shall be punished by real ostracism.
Patroclus and Penelope
Theodore Ayrault Dodge
I am loth to do it, but wishing to be an impartial historian, am compelled to state that the badger is capable of vulpicide.
The Badger
Alfred E. Pease