"vaccicide" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvæksɪsaɪd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Rho9998-vaccicide.wav
Etymology: Formed in English as vacci- (“cow”) + -cide (“killing”). Compare the earlier French vaccicide (“a killer of cows”). First attested in 1865.. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|vacci|cide|id2=killing|t1=cow|t2=killing}} vacci- (“cow”) + -cide (“killing”), {{cog|fr|Citations:vaccicide|vaccicide|a killer of cows}} French vaccicide (“a killer of cows”), {{etydate/the|1865}} 1865, {{etydate|1865}} First attested in 1865. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} vaccicide (uncountable)
  1. (rare) The killing of a cow. Tags: rare, uncountable Translations (killing of a cow): lehmän tappo (Finnish)

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