vulpicide

or vul·pe·cide

[ vuhl-puh-sahyd ]

nounBritish.
  1. the act of killing a fox other than by hunting it with hounds.

  2. a person who kills a fox by means other than hunting it with hounds.

Origin of vulpicide

1
1820–30; <Latin vulpi- (stem of vulpēs) fox + -cide

Other 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. Pease
  • 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