"theriocide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: theriocides [plural]
Etymology: therio- + -cide. Coined by Piers Beirne in a 2014 paper. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|therio|cide|id2=killing}} therio- + -cide Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} theriocide (countable and uncountable, plural theriocides)
  1. (countable, uncountable) The killing of a non-human animal by a human. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-theriocide-en-noun-~-EcF68T
  2. (countable, uncountable) Actions caused by humans which lead to the death of non-human animals, such as deforestation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-theriocide-en-noun-clqxBeum Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with therio-, English terms suffixed with -cide (killing) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with therio-: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cide (killing): 34 66

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