avicide

English

Etymology

avi- +‎ -cide

Noun

avicide (plural avicides)

  1. Any substance used to kill birds.
    He spread avicide in his field to try to kill some of the rooks.
    • 1988, Tropical Pest Management, page 134:
      Parathion is the first avicide used on a large scale in Africa against quelea.
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