"monstricide" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɒnstɹɪsaɪd/ [UK] Forms: monstricides [plural]
Etymology: Blend of monster + homicide, or equivalent to monster + -icide. Compare insecticide. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|monster|homicide}} Blend of monster + homicide, {{suffix|en|monster|icide}} monster + -icide Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} monstricide (countable and uncountable, plural monstricides)
  1. The act of killing a monster. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-monstricide-en-noun-NBoVO1LB
  2. (medicine, obsolete) The destruction of a deformed fetus. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-monstricide-en-noun-dH6Rl9KV Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -icide Disambiguation of English blends: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -icide: 13 87 Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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