vulpicide
or vul·pe·cide
[vuhl-puh-sahyd]
- 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.
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Origin of vulpicide
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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 PenelopeTheodore 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 BadgerAlfred E. Pease