xenointoxication

UK/ˌzɛn.ə.ɪn.tɒk.sɪˈkeɪʃən/US/ˌzɛn.ə.ɪn.tɑk.sɪˈkeɪʃən/

noun

A form of pest control in which an ectoparasite's host animal is dosed with a substance that is poisonous to the parasite.

OriginSpanish xenointoxicación →
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Meanings

nounxenointoxication (countable and uncountable, plural xenointoxications)

plural xenointoxications

  1. countableuncommonuncountableA form of pest control in which an ectoparasite's host animal is dosed with a substance that is poisonous to the parasite.

Origin

  1. Spanishxenointoxicación
  2. Englishxenointoxication

From xeno- (“From a donor of another species”) + intoxication. The term first appeared as a translation of Spanish xenointoxicación, both attested in an Argentinan research article in December 1948.

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APA

xenointoxication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenointoxication

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Chicago

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

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