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VULPICIDE
Etymology
Noun
vulpicide (countable and uncountable, plural vulpicides)
Someone who kills foxes other than by hunting them with hounds.
The killing of a fox.
Source: Wiktionary
Vul"pi*cide, n. Etym: [L. vulpes a fox + caedere to kill.]
Definition: One who kills a fox, except in hunting; also, the act of so killing a fox. [Written also vulpecide.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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