larvicide

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Etymology

From larva +‎ -cide.

Noun

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larvicide (plural larvicides)

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

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Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To treat with larvicide.

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French

Noun

larvicide m (plural larvicides)

  1. larvicide

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