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autocide.

Control of a pest through propagation of sterile males.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Control of a pest through propagation of sterile males.

    uncountable
  2. A substance produced by a bacterium that is fatal to that bacterium.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From auto- (“self”) + -cide (“killing”).

noun
  1. An act of suicide committed by crashing an automobile.

    countable · uncountable
  2. An act of killing someone with an automobile.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From auto- (“automobile”) + -cide (“killing”).

noun
  1. One who commits suicide.

    rare
Where this word comes from

From auto- (“self”) + -cide (“killer”).

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