Vampiricide
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A substance used to kill vampire bats. countable, uncountable
"They [vampire bats] roost extremely close to each other and they groom each other—both characteristics that favor transfer of vampiricides between individuals and that make it unnecessary to treat more than a few members of each roost."
- 2 The act of killing a vampire. countable, uncountable
"Some manuals on the proper method for vampiricide give explicit instructions that this stake be fashioned from the wood identical to that used in Christ's cross (though some debate arises regarding exactly what type of wood that is)."
Synonyms
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More examples"They [vampire bats] roost extremely close to each other and they groom each other—both characteristics that favor transfer of vampiricides between individuals and that make it unnecessary to treat more than a few members of each roost."
Etymology
From vampire + -icide.
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