Felinicide
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Felinicide is a noun meaning (nonce word) The killing of a cat.
Meaning
(nonce word) The killing of a cat.
Example Sentences
Care killed the cat, for instance ; but Care was not guilty of felinicide.
If he hated cats, there had been a dozen contrivances in the attic to suit the purpose of felinicide.
Unable to safeguard the last stragglers of various endangered species, the worldwide ecological community is, in some areas, attempting full-on felinicide. People bomb cats' lairs with targeted viruses and deadly poisons.
After the pastor died, Uncle moved in with his widow sister; and as soon as little Orlando initiated his felinicides, filling the house with pots of cat organs and cremating the remains in the backyard, his uncle started to call him Buchenwald (pronounced Butchanval), which finally slimmed down to Butcha.
Word Forms
- felinicides
Synonyms for felinicide
Depending on context, synonyms include ailurocide, caticide, catslaughter, felicide.
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