English Explanatory Dictionary

vaccicide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The killing of a cow.

Pronunciation

/ˈvæksɪsaɪd/ LL-Q1860_(eng)-Rho9998-vaccicide.wav

Word forms

vaccicide

Etymology

Formed in English as vacci- (“cow”) + -cide (“killing”). Compare the earlier French vaccicide (“a killer of cows”). First attested in 1865.

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