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单词 vulpicidal
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vulpicidaladj.

Forms: Also vulpecidal.
Etymology: < vulpicide n.1 + -al suffix1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: vulpiˈcidal.
Committing or taking part in, connected with, of the nature of, vulpicide. The common spelling of this and the following words with -e- is not justified by analogy.
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sphagian1607
in at the kill1814
serpenticidal1823
vulpicidal1826
ovicidal1847
insecticidal1857
ursicidal1857
passericidala1876
1826 J. Cook Fox-hunting 123 A known vulpicidal character.
1844 J. T. J. Hewlett Parsons & Widows III. liii. 262 You would be astonished at the immense collection I had of brushes, pads, and chops—a perfect museum—a vulpecidal curiosity.
1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 22 May 11 If ever the progress of a vulpecidal agriculture should prove fatal to the last of our foxes.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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