flukicide

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noun

Any substance that kills fluke worms.

Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounflukicide (plural flukicides)

plural flukicides

  1. Any substance that kills fluke worms.

    To adhere to withdrawal periods the main time for flukicide treatments is during the dry period for spring-calving herds, which in Ireland coincides with housing during November until February in the majority of the herds.

    2015 July 9, Yris Bloemhoff et al., “Determining the Prevalence and Seasonality of Fasciola hepatica in Pasture-based Dairy herds in Ireland using a Bulk Tank Milk ELISA”, in Irish Veterinary Journal, volume 68, →DOI

Origin

From fluke + -cide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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