English Explanatory Dictionary

xenocide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The killing of a stranger or foreigner.
  2. The genocide of an entire alien species.
  3. The intentional killing of an entire foreign (plant or animal) species.

Pronunciation

/ˈzɛnəsaɪd/ /ˈziːnəsaɪd/ en-au-xenocide.ogg

Word forms

xenocide xenocides

Etymology

From xeno- + -cide.

Derived words

xenocidal
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