Meaning of bugicide | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A substance that kills bugs.
   countable, uncountable
2. The killing of a bug.
   countable, rare, uncountable

Examples

““Tincture of bugicide,” he thought, would occupy an honored place on the shelves of future druggists, for he was a firm believer in the germ theory.”

“From the report of the Department of Agriculture, it is readily observed that many of the firms making insecticides and bugicides are marketing their product with faulty labels and have come under the notice of the government.”

“Around each bug will be its enemy, the bugicide. We have figured on two shelves, as you will note, and the grouping should be made in relation to the most salable bugicide in your locality.”

“There’s another unwritten rule of gardening – never count the money spent on whatever you’re growing. By the time you figure in the cost of fertilizer, fungicides, bugicides, mulch, soil conditioners, equipment and the like, your total cost is outrageous.”

“It turned out that the Roaches were cockroaches and the girl was found guilty of justifiable “bugicide.””

“After each bugicide, we listen for the buzz of escapees.”

“The uniformed bugs will hold out warrants for the arrest of each member of the Canrobert household. The charge: bugicide, 15 counts.”

“Both of us watched in silence as Nosey zoomed to and fro, committing bugicide after bugicide.”

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