Ailurocide
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ailurocide is a noun meaning (rare) The killing of a cat.
Meaning
(rare) The killing of a cat.
Example Sentences
Your thoughts consider Ailurocide combined with a little homicide justifiable.
As we go to press we receive word of the passing of Senior Correspondent Pussifica T. Catt, by ailurocide at the hands of an animal rights activist.
And one must agree that Monty can be very alarming, especially on the matter of his cat, which drives him into frenzies of rage and fantasies of ailurocide.
It’s been a tough week for cabaret megastar Sherry Vine in her alter ego Keith Levy’s new solo drag comedy: Falsely accused of ailurocide, condemned to the hot seat, defended by the usual celebrity rabble (Edith Piaf, Aimee McPherson, Sally Struthers), and—ouch—branded ‘Kitty Killer!’ by the tabs.
Synonyms for ailurocide
Depending on context, synonyms include caticide, catslaughter, felicide, felinicide.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sciuricide, vulpicide, sparrowcide, ranicide, ansericide, wild cat.
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