"squirrelcide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: squirrelcides [plural]
Etymology: From squirrel + -cide. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|squirrel|cide}} squirrel + -cide Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} squirrelcide (usually uncountable, plural squirrelcides)
  1. (very rare) Squirrel suicide, often with connotations of taking human equipment with it. Tags: rare, uncountable, usually Hypernyms: sciuricide

Inflected forms

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