Etymology

canicide

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Today it means: The killing of a dog. Full definition →

Latin canis
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  1. Latin · derived fromcanis“dog”
  2. English todaycanicide

From Latin canis (“dog”) + -cide.

Words from the same roots

Latincanis all →

kennelcaniformCanis Latinicus

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