"cockroachicide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cockroachicides [plural]
Etymology: From cockroach + -icide. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cockroach|icide}} cockroach + -icide Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cockroachicide (countable and uncountable, plural cockroachicides)
  1. (rare) A substance that kills cockroaches. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable Synonyms: blatticide, roachicide [US]
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