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ovicide¹

Where it comes from

From ovi- (“egg; ovum”) + -cide (“killer; killing”).

noun ovicides

  1. countable Any substance designed to kill or destroy eggs or ova, especially those of insects, mites, or other pests or parasites.
  2. uncountable The killing or destroying of eggs or ova. Should she [the mother of a granivorous insect larva] attempt to reduce the competition faced by her offspring by some form of ovicide?

ovicide²

Where it comes from

From ovi- (“sheep”) + -cide (“killing”).

noun

  1. humorous, rare, uncountable The killing of sheep. A novel kind of Ovicide.—Last week, in a Gentleman’s park in the Upper Ward of Lanarkshire, a sheep was found greatly mangled, supposed by a dog.

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"ovicide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ovicide. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ovicide. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ovicide

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"ovicide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ovicide.

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@misc{ovicide_2026,
  title = {ovicide},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ovicide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}