Zooicide

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The killing of animals. uncountable

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:zooicide."

  2. 2
    The suicide of an animal. uncountable

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:zooicide."

Synonyms

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zoocide

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"For quotations using this term, see Citations:zooicide."

Etymology

Etymology 1

A pronunciation spelling of zoocide with an extra vowel inserted, due to the difficulty of pronouncing zoocide using the non-traditional /zuː/ pronunciation of zoo-.

Etymology 2

Blend of zoo- + suicide.

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