| Alcide |
Killing of algae. |
| Anthropocide |
The killing of humans, especially in large numbers. |
| Avicide |
Killing of birds. |
| Bactericide |
Substance that kills bacteria. |
| Biocide |
Substance that kills living organisms. |
| Bovicide |
Killing of cattle or cows. |
| Carnicide |
Killing of meat-eating animals. |
| Chlorocide |
Killing of chlorine or its harmful effects. |
| Crucicide |
Killing of cruciferous plants. |
| Crocodilicid |
Killing of crocodiles. |
| Cervicide |
Killing of deer. |
| Decapicide |
Killing by decapitation. |
| Delphinicide |
Killing of dolphins. |
| Dendrocide |
Killing or destruction of trees. |
| Ecocide |
Destruction of the environment. |
| Ectocide |
Destruction or killing of external creatures. |
| Entomocide |
Killing of insects. |
| Fratricide |
Killing of one’s brother. |
| Gastrocide |
Killing of gastropods (e.g., snails). |
| Genocide |
Killing of a large group, especially a specific ethnic group or nation. |
| Herbicide |
Substance used to kill unwanted plants or weeds. |
| Homicide |
Killing of another person. |
| Ichthyocide |
Killing of fish. |
| Insecticide |
Substance used to kill insects. |
| Infanticide |
Killing of an infant or baby. |
| Lepidoptericide |
Killing of butterflies or moths. |
| Levicide |
Killing of a living being, especially in spiritual contexts. |
| Mammicide |
Killing of mammals. |
| Mariticide |
Killing of one’s husband. |
| Matricide |
Killing of one’s mother. |
| Microbicide |
Substance used to kill microbes. |
| Monocid |
Destruction of one species. |
| Nematocide |
Killing of nematodes (roundworms). |
| Ovicide |
Killing of eggs, especially insect eggs. |
| Parricide |
Killing of a close relative, especially a parent. |
| Patricide |
Killing of one’s father. |
| Pedicide |
Killing of children. |
| Pesticide |
Substance used to kill pests. |
| Planktonicide |
Killing of plankton. |
| Plutocide |
Killing of a wealthy person. |
| Rodenticide |
Substance used to kill rodents. |
| Regicide |
Killing of a king. |
| Salmonicide |
Killing of salmon. |
| Scelocid |
Killing of criminals or evil-doers. |
| Sororicide |
Killing of one’s sister. |
| Sporicidal |
Killing of spores (e.g., bacterial spores). |
| Suicide |
Intentionally causing one’s own death. |
| Taxicide |
Killing of a taxonomical group or species. |
| Tyrannicide |
Killing of a tyrant. |
| Uxoricide |
Killing of one’s wife. |
| Vaccineocide |
Destruction of vaccine-related agents. |
| Vermicide |
Substance used to kill worms. |
| Wecocide |
Destruction or killing of webs (e.g., spider webs). |
| Xenocide |
Killing of strangers or foreign species. |
| Zoonocide |
Killing of animals, especially in the context of a particular species or group. |