Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bovicidal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bovi-ci-dal
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining or inclined to bovicide.

Example Sentences

"But if the social scientists and educators undertake such a project jointly in a spirit of experimentation and with bovicidal collaboration against the accumulated sacred cows, the possibilities of success are greatly enhanced."
"Particular rules: a famous, and much discussed, example from Biblical law is the rule relating to the bovicidal ox: Exodus 21:35, in terms of content, is identical to paragraph 53 of the laws of Eshnunna."
"Exodus 21:28–36 deals with cases involving cattle that are homicidal or bovicidal."

Etymology

From bovicide + -al.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bovicide

Inflected Forms

more bovicidal (comparative) most bovicidal (superlative)

Questions

What does bovicidal mean?: Pertaining or inclined to bovicide.
Where does bovicidal come from?: From bovicide + -al.

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