tickicide

English

Etymology

From tick +‎ -icide.

Noun

tickicide (countable and uncountable, plural tickicides)

1. A substance that kills ticks.

   Synonym: ixodicide

   • 1965, Uganda 1964, page 108:

     In 1965, power operated spray races will enter into the battle and eventually every animal in the country will be sprayed with tickicide weekly.

   • 1982, Queensland Agricultural Journal, page 282:

     If the supply of tickicides is exhausted there will be massive losses in the beef industry.

   • 1983, Livestock Manual for the Tropics, Jamaica Livestock Association Limited, page 168:

     All animals at the farm, including goats, sheep, horses etc., should be treated periodically with tickicide, otherwise they become carriers of ticks and tick-borne diseases.