tickicide

plural tickicides

1. countableuncountableA substance that kills ticks.

   If the supply of tickicides is exhausted there will be massive losses in the beef industry.

   1982, Queensland Agricultural Journal, page 282

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   In 1965, power operated spray races will enter into the battle and eventually every animal in the country will be sprayed with tickicide weekly.

   1965, Uganda 1964, page 108

   All animals at the farm, including goats, sheep, horses etc., should be treated periodically with tickicide, otherwise they become carriers of ticks and tick-borne diseases.

   1983, Livestock Manual for the Tropics, Jamaica Livestock Association Limited, page 168

   Synonyms: ixodicide