Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

avicide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: avi-cide
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any substance used to kill birds.

Example Sentences

"He spread avicide in his field to try to kill some of the rooks."
"Parathion is the first avicide used on a large scale in Africa against quelea."

Etymology

From avi- + -cide.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: avi
Suffix: cide

Inflected Forms

avicides (plural)

Questions

What does avicide mean?: Any substance used to kill birds.
Where does avicide come from?: From avi- + -cide.

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