tickicide

noun

tickicide

noun

Etymology From tick + -icide.

1

A substance that kills ticks.

  • In 1965, power operated spray races will enter into the battle and eventually every animal in the country will be sprayed with tickicide weekly.1965, Uganda 1964, page 108:
  • If the supply of tickicides is exhausted there will be massive losses in the beef industry.1982, Queensland Agricultural Journal, page 282:
1 more example
  • 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.1983, Livestock Manual for the Tropics, Jamaica Livestock Association Limited, page 168:

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