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phthisozoics rare.|fθaɪsəʊˈzəʊɪks|
[erron. for phthirozoics, f. Gr. ϕθείρ-ειν to destroy + ζῷον animal.]
The art of destroying noxious animals.
1816Bentham Chrestom. 50 Phthisozoics,..the art of destroying such of the inferior animals, as, in the character of natural enemies, threaten destruction, or damage, to himself, or to animals [useful to him]. a1843Southey Doctor (1847) VII. ccxxviii. 325 A science which Jeremy the thrice illustrious Bentham calls Phthisozoics. |