Mosquitocide

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any substance that kills mosquitos. countable, uncountable

    "Six types of sprayers were tried. […] Mixed catches of mosquitoes were used, the majority being Armigeres obturans, a hardy culecine^([sic]) mosquito. Measured quantities of mosquitocide of known potency were blown off from the various sprayers and the room kept closed for half an hour."

Synonyms

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anophelicideculicide

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"Six types of sprayers were tried. […] Mixed catches of mosquitoes were used, the majority being Armigeres obturans, a hardy culecine^([sic]) mosquito. Measured quantities of mosquitocide of known potency were blown off from the various sprayers and the room kept closed for half an hour."

Etymology

From mosquito + -cide.

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