Etymology

porcicide

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Today it means: The killing of a pig or pigs. Full definition →

Latin porcus
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  1. Latin · derived fromporcus“pig”
  2. English todayporcicide

Latin porcus (“pig”) + -cide

Words from the same roots

Latinporcus all →

porcupineporpoiseporcophiliaporcophobia

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