Canicidal

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining or inclined to canicide.

    "The canicidal properties of this modern reviver of the Cynophontis [a festival in Argos where dogs were killed] are well known."

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"The canicidal properties of this modern reviver of the Cynophontis [a festival in Argos where dogs were killed] are well known."

Etymology

From canicide + -al.

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