vulpicide
/vuhl-puh-sahyd/US // ˈvʌl pəˌsaɪd //
灭虫剂,灭虫,杀虫剂,灭鼠剂
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
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.
Examples
I am loth to do it, but wishing to be an impartial historian, am compelled to state that the badger is capable of vulpicide.
Perchance, in time, Reynard may take up his abode with us, when vulpicide shall be punished by real ostracism.
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