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Piscicide

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any substance that is poisonous to fish. countable
  2. 2
    The killing of fish. uncountable

    "The explosion of an aquarium in Berlin in 2022 caused a major piscicide."

  3. 3
    A fish that kills. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A fish that kills another fish, especially out of malice. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From pisci- + -cide.

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