请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 vulpicide
释义

vulpicide

or vul·pe·cide

[ vuhl-puh-sahyd ]
/ ˈvʌl pəˌsaɪd /

noun British.

the act of killing a fox other than by hunting it with hounds.
a person who kills a fox by means other than hunting it with hounds.

Origin of vulpicide

1820–30; <Latin vulpi- (stem of vulpēs) fox + -cide

OTHER WORDS FROM vulpicide

vul·pi·cid·al, adjectivevul·pi·cid·ism, noun

Words nearby vulpicide

vulnerable, vulnerable phase, vulnerary, Vulpecula, vulpecular, vulpicide, vulpine, vulsellum, vulture, vulturine, vulva
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for vulpicide

  • Perchance, in time, Reynard may take up his abode with us, when vulpicide shall be punished by real ostracism.

    Patroclus and Penelope|Theodore Ayrault Dodge
  • I am loth to do it, but wishing to be an impartial historian, am compelled to state that the badger is capable of vulpicide.

    The Badger|Alfred E. Pease
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/10 19:45:13