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▪ I. ovicide1 humorous.|ˈəʊvɪsaɪd|
[f. ovi-2 + -cide 2.]
The killing of a sheep; sheep-slaughter. So ˈovicidal a., sheep-killing.
a1845Barham Ingol. Leg., Jerry Jarvis (1882) 409 There it [the wig] lay—the little sinister-looking tail impudently perked up... Larceny and Ovicide shone in every hair of it! 1847–9Sir J. Stephen Eccl. Biog. (1850) I. 144 An ovicidal wolf..rebuked by this ecclesiastical Orpheus for his carnivorous deeds. 1880Daily News 15 Nov. 5/5 The mutton-bones which tell of unauthorised ovicide. 1883Stewart Nether Lochaber xlv. 285 His ovicidal tendencies.
▪ II. ovicide2
[f. ovi-1 + -cide.]
An agent that kills eggs, esp. those of insects. Hence oviˈcidal a.2
1930Jrnl. South-Eastern Agric. College, Wye XXVII. 147 Ovicides, contact insecticides and grease-banding..having been tried. 1932Ibid. XXX. 63 (heading) Studies on the ovicidal action of winter washes. 1961Lancet 12 Aug. 371/1 AzUR given orally is an effective ovicide in the mouse, terminating early pregnancy at dosage levels which produce no detectable toxic effect in the mother. Ibid., Different batches vary somewhat in activity, and their ovicidal activity and their toxicity are not necessarily related. 1967New Scientist 20 Apr. 154/2 The experiments dramatically illustrate the effectiveness of juvenile hormone as an ovicide, as well as an insecticide. |