muricide
Meanings
noun
- Mouse-killing (especially in rats).
- Someone or something that kills mice, rats, or voles.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mūricīdus (literally “mouse-killer”). By surface analysis, Latin mūs (“mouse”) + -icide (“killing; killer”).
Related words
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