"avicide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: avicides [plural]
Etymology: avi- + -cide Etymology templates: {{confix|en|avi|cide|id2=killer}} avi- + -cide Head templates: {{en-noun}} avicide (plural avicides)
  1. Any substance used to kill birds.

Inflected forms

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