Zoocide
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Zoocide is a noun meaning The systematic or targeted killing of animals.
Meaning
The systematic or targeted killing of animals.
More Meanings
- Any substance intended to kill animals.
Example Sentences
Much later, however, during the Permian period, there was a second act of zoocide, one which is less known and less popular among filmmakers .
When the bounty system alone failed to kill all the wolves, the federal government underwrote a kind of zoocide using bounties, trapping, hunting, .
Our proposal is that we speak of zoocide in cases where animals are systematically put to death in large numbers. Zoocide cannot be placed on the same level .
Word Forms
- zoocides
Synonyms for zoocide
Depending on context, synonyms include zooicide.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include zootaxy, siblicide, zooscopy, zoophilia, zootaxonomy, zoosadism.
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