"ailurocide" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From ailuro- (“cat”) + -cide (“killing”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|ailuro|cide|id2=killing|t1=cat|t2=killing}} ailuro- (“cat”) + -cide (“killing”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ailurocide (uncountable)
  1. The killing of a cat. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: catslaughter, felicide

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          "ref": "1955, James D[aniel] McCrae, Experimental Breeding; Genetics of the Feline, Caribou, Me.: Caribou Publishing Company, page 8",
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          "ref": "1995 June 19, New York, page 93",
          "text": "It’s been a tough week for cabaret megastar Sherry Vine in her alter ego Keith Levy’s new solo drag comedy: Falsely accused of ailurocide, condemned to the hot seat, defended by the usual celebrity rabble (Edith Piaf, Aimee McPherson, Sally Struthers), and—ouch—branded ‘Kitty Killer!’ by the tabs.",
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