Etymology

pulicicide

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Today it means: Any insecticide that kills fleas Full definition →

Latin pulex
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompulex“flea”
  2. English todaypulicicide

Latin pulex (“flea”) + -cide

Words from the same roots

Latinpulex all →

pucepulicine

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