"terricide" meaning in All languages combined

See terricide on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: terricides [plural]
Etymology: From Latin terra (“the world”) + -icide. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|terra|icide|lang1=la|t1=the world}} Latin terra (“the world”) + -icide Head templates: {{en-noun}} terricide (plural terricides)
  1. The destruction of ecosystems, human lives, and intangible energies that regulate human and nonhuman life. Related terms: terracide

Inflected forms

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