Parasiticide

//ˌpæɹəˈsɪtɪsaɪd// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any substance used to kill parasites.

    "Dung beetles dived into delicious organic cowpats left by longhorn cattle that hadn’t been fed wormers and parasiticides"

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"Dung beetles dived into delicious organic cowpats left by longhorn cattle that hadn’t been fed wormers and parasiticides"

Etymology

From parasite + -cide.

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