Flukicide

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any substance that kills fluke worms.

    "To adhere to withdrawal periods the main time for flukicide treatments is during the dry period for spring-calving herds, which in Ireland coincides with housing during November until February in the majority of the herds."

Example

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"To adhere to withdrawal periods the main time for flukicide treatments is during the dry period for spring-calving herds, which in Ireland coincides with housing during November until February in the majority of the herds."

Etymology

From fluke + -cide.

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