muriciden.¹

Brit.

/ˈmjʊərᵻsʌɪd/,

/ˈmjɔːrᵻsʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˈmjʊrəˌsaɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mūr- , mūs , -icide comb. form¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin mūr-, mūs (see mouse n.) + -icide comb. form¹. Compare post-classical Latin muricidus, muricida person who kills a mouse, coward (15th cent. in British sources; 12th cent. as muriscidus).

rare.

1. A killer of mice or rats; spec. a cat or dog.

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the world > animals > by eating habits > eating habits > [noun] > preying on another animal

muricide1857

predation1870

1857 ‘A. Pope’ tr. in Burlington (Iowa) Weekly Hawk-eye 14 Oct. The canine torturer..That dared to vex the insiduous [sic] muricide, Who let auroral effluence through the pelt Of that sly rat that robbed the palace Jack had built.

1859 Argus (Melbourne) 26 Dec. 5/2 The methodised destruction of some eight score rats by dogs... A live legislator's oral certificate of death was required before the muricides could be apprehended and the victims removed for interment.

2. The action of killing rodents; (also) an agent used to kill mice, rats, or other murids.

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1924 Times of India 12 Sept. 8/5 This district..supports a local mouse-god;..consequently not only is muricide a penal offence but anything which affects the lives and fortunes of these engaging little rodents cannot fail to be of deep concern.

1950 Ecology 31 494 The position of thallium in the periodic table suggests that it may adhere very closely to localities where it is used as a muricide.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

muriciden.²

Brit.

/ˈmjʊərᵻsʌɪd/,

/ˈmjɔːrᵻsʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˈmjʊrəˌsaɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mūr- , mūs , -icide comb. form².

Etymology: < classical Latin mūr-, mūs (see mouse n.) + -icide comb. form². Compare muricidal adj. and earlier muricide n.¹

Animal Behaviour.

The action or habit of killing mice, esp. as a trait or instinct in rats.

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1966 Z. P. Horovitz et al. in Internat. Jrnl. Neuropharmacol. 5 405 (title) Effects of drugs on the mouse-killing (muricide) test and its relationship to amygdaloid function.

1966 Z. P. Horovitz et al. in Internat. Jrnl. Neuropharmacol. 5 406 We have coined the term muricide for mouse-killing.

1986 Brain Res. 397 327 Severing the corpus callosum should result in an increase in muricide.

1996 Independent on Sunday 18 Aug. (Review Suppl.) 36/3 Left to their own devices, rats are liable to launch unprovoked and sudden attacks on mice (known as muricide).

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muricide
释义	muriciden.¹ Brit. /ˈmjʊərᵻsʌɪd/, /ˈmjɔːrᵻsʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈmjʊrəˌsaɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mūr- , mūs , -icide comb. form¹. Etymology: < classical Latin mūr-, mūs (see mouse n.) + -icide comb. form¹. Compare post-classical Latin muricidus, muricida person who kills a mouse, coward (15th cent. in British sources; 12th cent. as muriscidus). rare. 1. A killer of mice or rats; spec. a cat or dog. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by eating habits > eating habits > [noun] > preying on another animal muricide1857 predation1870 1857 ‘A. Pope’ tr. in Burlington (Iowa) Weekly Hawk-eye 14 Oct. The canine torturer..That dared to vex the insiduous [sic] muricide, Who let auroral effluence through the pelt Of that sly rat that robbed the palace Jack had built. 1859 Argus (Melbourne) 26 Dec. 5/2 The methodised destruction of some eight score rats by dogs... A live legislator's oral certificate of death was required before the muricides could be apprehended and the victims removed for interment. 2. The action of killing rodents; (also) an agent used to kill mice, rats, or other murids. ΚΠ 1924 Times of India 12 Sept. 8/5 This district..supports a local mouse-god;..consequently not only is muricide a penal offence but anything which affects the lives and fortunes of these engaging little rodents cannot fail to be of deep concern. 1950 Ecology 31 494 The position of thallium in the periodic table suggests that it may adhere very closely to localities where it is used as a muricide. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). muriciden.² Brit. /ˈmjʊərᵻsʌɪd/, /ˈmjɔːrᵻsʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈmjʊrəˌsaɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mūr- , mūs , -icide comb. form². Etymology: < classical Latin mūr-, mūs (see mouse n.) + -icide comb. form². Compare muricidal adj. and earlier muricide n.¹ Animal Behaviour. The action or habit of killing mice, esp. as a trait or instinct in rats. ΚΠ 1966 Z. P. Horovitz et al. in Internat. Jrnl. Neuropharmacol. 5 405 (title) Effects of drugs on the mouse-killing (muricide) test and its relationship to amygdaloid function. 1966 Z. P. Horovitz et al. in Internat. Jrnl. Neuropharmacol. 5 406 We have coined the term muricide for mouse-killing. 1986 Brain Res. 397 327 Severing the corpus callosum should result in an increase in muricide. 1996 Independent on Sunday 18 Aug. (Review Suppl.) 36/3 Left to their own devices, rats are liable to launch unprovoked and sudden attacks on mice (known as muricide). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1857n.²1966
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