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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