culicide

English

Etymology

Culex +‎ -cide

Noun

culicide (plural culicides)

  1. Any insecticide that kills mosquitos
    • 1906 April 12, “Experiments in the use of culicide for mosquito destruction”, in Engineering News-record, volume 55, page 404:
      Besides the practical work done by Surgeon Berry at New Orleans, the culicide was used satisfactorily in another part of the city by Surgeon Blue, and after that some experiments were conducted at the Marine Hospital at New Orleans.

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Italian

Noun

culicide m (plural culicidi)

  1. culicid

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