8.4 Killing of animals

Killing of animals, disease, and pests



  • Algaecide – a chemical agent that kills algae
  • Acaricide – a chemical agent that kills mites.
  • Avicide – a chemical agent that kills birds
  • Bactericide – a chemical agent that kills bacteria.
  • Biocide – a chemical agent that kills a broad spectrum of living organisms.
  • Canicide – the killing of dogs. (Canis being Latin for dog)
  • Cervicide – the killing of deer.
  • Ceticide – the killing of whales.
  • Culicide – a chemical agent that kills mosquitos.
  • Felicide – the killing of cats
  • Gallicide - the killing of chickens
  • Fungicide – chemical agents or biological organisms used to kill or inhibit fungi or fungal spores.
  • Germicide – an agent that kills germs, especially pathogenic microorganisms; a disinfectant
  • Gonocide (also gonococcicide) – an agent that kills the bacterium causing gonorrhea
  • Herbicide – an agent that kills unwanted plants, a weed killer.
  • Insecticide – an agent that kills unwanted insects.
  • Larvicide (also larvacide) – an insecticide targeted against the larval life stage of an insect.
  • Lupicide – The killing of wolves.
  • Microbicide – an agent used to kill or reduce the infectiousness of microorganisms.
  • Miticide – {a chemical to kill mites.
  • Muscicide – an agent that kills flies.
  • Nemacide (also nematicide, nematocide) – a chemical to eradicate or kill nematodes.
  • Ovacide – an agent that kills eggs of an organism particular a pest i.e. lice eggs.
  • Parasiticide – a general term to describe an agent used to destroy parasites.
  • Pediculicide – an agent that kills head lice.
  • Pesticide – a general term to describe an agent used to destroy or repel a pest.
  • Pulicicide (also pulicide) – an agent that kills fleas.
  • Raticide – an agent for killing rats.
  • Scabicide – a chemical agent for killing scabies.
  • Spermicide – a contraceptive agent to render sperm inert and prevent fertilization.
  • Tauricide – the killing of bulls or steers.
  • Teniacide (also taeniacide, tenicide)– a chemical agent that kills tape worms.
  • Vermicide – an agent used to kill parasitic intestinal worms.
  • Vespacide – a chemical agent that kills wasps.
  • Virucide (also viricide) – an agent capable of destroying or inhibiting viruses.
  • Vulpicide (also vulpecide)- the killing of a fox by methods other than by hunting it with hounds. 

  • Used from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_types_of_killing#Killing_of_intangibles

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