Etymology

zooicide

Z10O1O1I1C3I1D2E1

Today it means: The killing of animals. Full definition →

Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

zooicide · noun1

A pronunciation spelling of zoocide with an extra vowel inserted, due to the difficulty of pronouncing zoocide using the non-traditional /zuː/ pronunciation of zoo-.

zooicide · noun2

Blend of zoo- + suicide.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.