Etymology

muricide

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Today it means: Mouse-killing (especially in rats). Full definition →

Latin mūricīdus
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  1. Latin · borrowed frommūricīdus
  2. English todaymuricide

Borrowed from Latin mūricīdus (literally “mouse-killer”). By surface analysis, Latin mūs (“mouse”) + -icide (“killing; killer”).

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