larvicide

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noun

Any pesticide that attacks the larval stage of an insect

OriginLatin caedō ← Proto-Italic *kaidō ← Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti →
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Meanings

nounlarvicide (plural larvicides)

plural larvicides · alternative larvacide

  1. Any pesticide that attacks the larval stage of an insect
verblarvicide (third-person singular simple present larvicides, present participle larviciding, simple past and past participle larvicided)

present singular third person larvicides · participle present larviciding · participle past larvicided · past larvicided · alternative larvacide

  1. transitiveTo treat with larvicide.

Origin

  1. Englishlarva
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
  4. Proto-Italic*kaidō
  5. Latincaedō
  6. Englishlarvicide

From larva + -cide.

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Translations

Greek νυμφοκτόνο
  • νυμφοκτόνο (nymfoktóno)pesticide that attacks the larval stage of an insect
Icelandic lirfueyðir
  • lirfueyðirpesticide that attacks the larval stage of an insect

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

veridical
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “larvicide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/larvicide.

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