tickicide

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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.