Porpicide

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The killing of porpoises by bottlenose dolphins. uncountable

    "It was a clear case of what scientists are calling "porpicide," the deliberate slaying of a harbor porpoise by a surprising and, to most people, unlikely culprit."

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"It was a clear case of what scientists are calling "porpicide," the deliberate slaying of a harbor porpoise by a surprising and, to most people, unlikely culprit."

Etymology

From porpoise + -icide.

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