vulpicide
or vul·pe·cide
[ vuhl-puh-sahyd ]
nounBritish.
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
1Other words from vulpicide
- vul·pi·cid·al, adjective
- vul·pi·cid·ism, noun
Words Nearby vulpicide
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How to use vulpicide in a sentence
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. PeasePerchance, in time, Reynard may take up his abode with us, when vulpicide shall be punished by real ostracism.
Patroclus and Penelope | Theodore Ayrault Dodge
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