cervicide

English

Etymology

Latin cervus (“deer”) + -cide, from the combining form of the Latin verb caedō (“I kill”).

Noun

cervicide (uncountable)

1. (rare) The killing of deer.

Translations

deerslaughter — see deerslaughter

References

• “cervicide”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.