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vulpicide

or vul·pe·cide

[ vuhl-puh-sahyd ]
/ ˈvʌl pəˌsaɪd /
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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.
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Origin of vulpicide

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

OTHER WORDS FROM vulpicide

vul·pi·cid·al, adjectivevul·pi·cid·ism, noun

Words nearby vulpicide

vulnerability, vulnerable, vulnerary, Vulpecula, vulpecular, vulpicide, vulpine, vulture, vulturine, vulva, vulvitis
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How to use vulpicide in a sentence

  • 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

  • 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
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