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ovicide
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[], (Noun)
Definitions:
- The killing of sheep.
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Origin
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early 19th century; earliest use found in Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834), poet, critic, and philosopher. From ovi- + -cide
[], (Noun)
Definitions:
- An agent that kills or destroys eggs or ova, especially those of insects, mites, or other pests or parasites.
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Origin
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1920s. From ovi- + -cide, after ovicidal
[], (Noun)
Definitions:
- The killing or destroying of eggs or ova.
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Origin
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1980s. From ovi- + -cide
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