-cide
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The English suffix -cide denotes an act related to killing or death. From Latin caedere
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A
- aborticide: killing of a fetus; abortion
- acaricide: killer of mites and ticks
- algicide: killer of algae
- aphicide: killer of aphids
- aphidicide: killer of aphids
- avicide: killing of birds
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B
- bactericide: killer of bacteria
- biocide: killing living material
- bovicide: slaughter of cattle; one who kills cattle
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F
- felicide: killing of a cat
- femicide: killing of a woman
- feticide: killing of a fetus
- filicide: killing of one's own child
- floricide: killing or killer of flowers
- foeticide: killing a fetus
- formicide: substance that kills ants
- fratricide: killing of one's brother
- fungicide: killing of fungus
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G
- genocide: killing of a race or ethnic group
- germicide: substance that kills germs
- gynaecide: killing of women
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H
- herbicide: killing of plants
- hereticide: killing of heretics
- homicide: killing of a human being
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I
- infanticide: killing of an infant
- insecticide: killing of insects
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L
- larvicide: killing of larvae
- liberticide: destruction of liberty
- linguicide: causing the extinction of a language
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M
- mariticide: killing or killer of one's husband
- matricide: killing of one's mother
- menticide: reduction of mind by psychological pressure
- molluscicide: killing of mollusks
- muscicide: substance for killing flies
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O
- omnicide: destruction of a species (literally, of everything)
- ovicide: sheep-killing
- ovicide: killing insect eggs
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P
- parasiticide: killing of parasites
- parasuicide: harmful act appearing to be an attempt at suicide
- parenticide: killing or killer of one's parents
- parricide: killing of parent or close relative
- patricide: killing of one's father
- pesticide: killing of pests
- politicide: killing people for their ideology
- prolicide: killing of offspring; killing of the human race
- pulicide: flea-killer
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R
- raticide: substance or person who kills rats
- regicide: killing of a monarch
- rodenticide: killing of rodents
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S
- senicide: killing of old men
- serpenticide: killing or killer of a snake
- silvicide: substance that kills trees
- sororicide: killing of one's own sister
- speciocide: destruction of an entire species
- spermicide: killing of sperm
- sporicide: killing of spores
- suicide: killing of oneself
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T
- taeniacide: killing of tapeworms
- tauricide: killing or killer of a bull
- trypanocide: killing of trypanosomes
- tyrannicide: killing or killer of a tyrant
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U
- urbicide: destruction of a city
- ursicide: killing or killer of a bear
- uxoricide: killing of one's own wife
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V
- verbicide: destroying the meaning of a word
- vermicide: killing of worms
- vespacide: substance or person who kills wasps
- viricide: killing of viruses; killing of men or of husbands
- virucide: killing of viruses
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Neologisms using -cide
- cybercide: killing of a computer or network, accomplished electronically
- xenocide: destruction of an entire sentient species (coined by Orson Scott Card)
- yuppicide: killing of Yuppies (also, a New York-based Hardcore/Punk band in the 1990s)
