pulicicide

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noun

Any insecticide that kills fleas

OriginLatin pulex →
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Meanings

nounpulicicide (plural pulicicides)

plural pulicicides

  1. Any insecticide that kills fleas

Origin

  1. Latinpulex“flea”
  2. Englishpulicicide

Latin pulex (“flea”) + -cide

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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