Meanings
nounfilaricide (plural filaricides)
plural filaricides
- The destruction of filaria.
- A pesticide that kills nematodes of the superfamily Filarioidea.
Origin
From translingual Filaria + -cide, type genus of the superfamily Filarioidea.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Icelandic þráðormadeyðir
- þráðormadeyðirpesticide that kills filaria
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APA
filaricide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filaricide
MLA
“filaricide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filaricide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “filaricide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filaricide.
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