Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

terracide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ter-racide
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The destruction of a planet or of natural ecosystems.

Uncountable

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Etymology

From Latin terra (“the world”) + -cide.

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What does terracide mean?
The destruction of a planet or of natural ecosystems.
Where does terracide come from?
From Latin terra (“the world”) + -cide.

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