porpicide

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noun

The killing of porpoises by bottlenose dolphins.

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Meanings

nounporpicide (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe killing of porpoises by bottlenose dolphins.

    Fortunately, I have never heard of porpicide here in the Gulf of Maine, but it would not surprise me if it did.

    2023 January 9, Ellen Goethel, “Porpicide?: Dolphins are killing porpoises. Scientists don't know why.”, in Seacoastonline
    1 more example

    It was a clear case of what scientists are calling "porpicide," the deliberate slaying of a harbor porpoise by a surprising and, to most people, unlikely culprit.

    2011 September 17, Peter Fimrite, “'Porpicide': Bottlenose dolphins killing porpoises”, in SFGATE

Origin

From porpoise + -icide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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