porpicide
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "It was a clear case of what scientists are calling "porpicide," the deliberate slaying of a harbor porpoise by a surprising and, to most people, unlikely culprit."
- "Fortunately, I have never heard of porpicide here in the Gulf of Maine, but it would not surprise me if it did."
Etymology
From porpoise + -icide.