Theriocide
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Theriocide is a noun meaning (countable, uncountable) The killing of a non-human animal by a human.
Meaning
(countable, uncountable) The killing of a non-human animal by a human.
More Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Actions caused by humans which lead to the death of non-human animals, such as deforestation.
Word Forms
- theriocides
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include zoocide, slaughter, anthropocide, speciocide, xenocide, slaughtering.
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