killing jar

noun

A sealable container used by entomologists to kill captured insects quickly and with minimum damage.

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killing bottle
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Meanings

nounkilling jar (plural killing jars)

plural killing jars

  1. A sealable container used by entomologists to kill captured insects quickly and with minimum damage.

    Synonyms: killing bottle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sealable container used by entomologists to kill captured insects quickly and with minimum damage.

Similar
killing bottle
Also see
killing bottle
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APA

killing jar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/killing%20jar

MLA

“killing jar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/killing%20jar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “killing jar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/killing%20jar.

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