"snailicide" meaning in All languages combined

See snailicide on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Rho9998-snailicide.wav Forms: snailicides [plural]
Etymology: From snail + -icide. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|snail|icide}} snail + -icide Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} snailicide (countable and uncountable, plural snailicides)
  1. A substance that kills snails. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-snailicide-en-noun-s3bwh1bT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -icide, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -icide: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. (rare) The killing of a snail. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-snailicide-en-noun-euuafBUv

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          "ref": "1970, Rice Research & Training in the 70’s, International Rice Research Institute, page 43:",
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          "ref": "1981, The Aquarist and Pondkeeper, page 55, column 1:",
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          "ref": "2003, Aquarium Fish Magazine, page 3:",
          "text": "The last choice is to use poison. It’s a dangerous choice, however. Snailicides use copper sulfate as an active ingredient, which may harm plants or fish if improperly dosed.",
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          "ref": "2010 October 31, Mark Freeman, “Wildlife crews race to kill invasive snails”, in Albany Democrat-Herald, 13th year, number 9, page D4, column 4:",
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