Vulpicide
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈvʌlpɪsaɪd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Vulpicide is a noun meaning Someone who kills foxes other than by hunting them with hounds.
Meaning
Someone who kills foxes other than by hunting them with hounds.
More Meanings
- The killing of a fox
Example Sentences
Some of the foxes found dead on railway lines, by the way, have been put there after death by vulpicides.
‘Seven months I've been worriting my guts out in London, and all on the off-chance of getting a seat in the office of that sanctimonious old vulpicide.’
Word Forms
- vulpicides
- vulpecide
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vulpecide, vulpicidism, lupicide, vulpid, vulpine, wolfing.
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