apicide

A1P3I1C3I1D2E1

noun

The killing of bees.

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Meanings

nounapicide (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe killing of bees.
  2. rareuncountableA substance that kills bees.

Origin

From api- (“bee”) + -cide.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

paideic
Cite this entry
APA

apicide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apicide

MLA

“apicide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apicide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apicide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apicide.

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