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单词 passericidal
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passericidaladj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin passer , -icidal suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin passer sparrow (see Passeres n.) + -icidal suffix.
Obsolete.
That kills sparrows; sparrow-killing.Apparently an isolated use.
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the world > life > death > killing > killing of animals > [adjective]
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passericidala1876
a1876 M. Collins Thoughts in Garden (1880) I. 32 They will be glad to bring back the exiled birds, after the manner of certain passericidal villagers whom Longfellow has immortalised.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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