piscicide.
Any substance that is poisonous to fish.
Meaning & usage
Any substance that is poisonous to fish.
The killing of fish.
The explosion of an aquarium in Berlin in 2022 caused a major piscicide.
A fish that kills.
A fish that kills another fish, especially out of malice.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Italic *piskis Latin piscisder. English pisci- English -cide English piscicide From pisci- + -cide.
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