"verminicide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: verminicides [plural]
Etymology: From vermin + -icide. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|vermin|icide}} vermin + -icide Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} verminicide (countable and uncountable, plural verminicides)
  1. A substance that kills vermin Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-verminicide-en-noun-5b~SJ70x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -icide

Inflected forms

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