English Explanatory Dictionary

zooicide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The killing of animals.
noun
  1. The suicide of an animal.

Word forms

zooicide

Etymology

A pronunciation spelling of zoocide with an extra vowel inserted, due to the difficulty of pronouncing zoocide using the non-traditional /zuː/ pronunciation of zoo-.

Synonyms

zoocide

Related words

zooicidal
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