Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cervicide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cer-vi-cide
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The killing of deer.

Uncountable

Etymology

Latin cervus (“deer”) + -cide, from the combining form of the Latin verb caedō (“to kill”).

Usage

Questions

What does cervicide mean?
The killing of deer.
Where does cervicide come from?
Latin cervus (“deer”) + -cide, from the combining form of the Latin verb caedō (“to kill”).

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