Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

felicide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fe-li-cide
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The killing of a cat.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin fēlis (“cat”) + -cide.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

felicides (plural)

Derived Forms

felicidal

Synonyms

ailurocide caticide catslaughter felinicide

Questions

What does felicide mean?
The killing of a cat.
Where does felicide come from?
From Latin fēlis (“cat”) + -cide.

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