larvicide

English

Alternative forms

• larvacide

Etymology

From larva +‎ -cide.

Noun

larvicide (plural larvicides)

1. Any pesticide that attacks the larval stage of an insect

Derived terms

• biolarvicide
• larvicidal
• pupacide

Translations

pesticide that attacks the larval stage of an insect

• Greek: νυμφοκτόνο n (nymfoktóno)
• Icelandic: lirfueyðir m

Verb

larvicide (third-person singular simple present larvicides, present participle larviciding, simple past and past participle larvicided)

1. (transitive) To treat with larvicide.

Anagrams

• veridical

French

Noun

larvicide m (plural larvicides)

1. larvicide

Further reading

• “larvicide”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.