theriocide

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English

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Etymology

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From therio- +‎ -cide. Coined by Piers Beirne in a 2014 paper.[1]

Noun

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theriocide (countable and uncountable, plural theriocides)

  1. (countable, uncountable) The killing of a non-human animal by a human.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Actions caused by humans which lead to the death of non-human animals, such as deforestation.

References

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  1. ^ Piers Beirne (2014) “Theriocide: Naming Animal Killing”, in International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy‎[1], volume 3, number 2, pages 49-66
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