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vulpicide

Noun CEFR B2
ˈvʌlpɪsaɪd

Definitions

  1. Someone who kills foxes other than by hunting them with hounds
  2. The killing of a fox

Examples

“Some of the foxes found dead on railway lines, by the way, have⟳ been put⟳ there after death by vulpicides.”
“‘Seven months I've been worriting my guts out in London, and all on the off-chance of getting a seat in the office of that sanctimonious old vulpicide.’”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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