lupicide

English

Etymology

Latin lupus (“wolf”) +‎ -cide

Pronunciation

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Noun

lupicide (plural lupicides)

1. The killing of a wolf or wolves.
2. A person who kills a wolf.
   • 1845 July, British Farmer's Magazine, number 9, page 256:

     This noble proposition was received with acclamation by the assembled multitude, and fifteen lupicides were selected from the gallant volunteers who had so generously and heroically come forward to rid the surrounding country of the dangerous and savage intruders.

Anagrams

• pediculi, pulicide