Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

serpenticidal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ser-pen-ti-ci-dal
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Serpent or snake killing.

Example Sentences

"But month by month the serpenticidal zeal of the population was more and more aroused, till, in March 1873, the number of snakes destroyed was 425,057, and the rewards not less than 5,313l."

Etymology

From serpenticide + -al.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: serpenticide

Questions

What does serpenticidal mean?: Serpent or snake killing.
Where does serpenticidal come from?: From serpenticide + -al.

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