English edit

Etymology edit

fluke +‎ -cide

Noun edit

flukicide (plural flukicides)

  1. Any substance that kills fluke worms.
    • 2015 July 9, Yris Bloemhoff et al., “Determining the Prevalence and Seasonality of Fasciola hepatica in Pasture-based Dairy herds in Ireland using a Bulk Tank Milk ELISA”, in Irish Veterinary Journal[1], volume 68, →DOI:
      To adhere to withdrawal periods the main time for flukicide treatments is during the dry period for spring-calving herds, which in Ireland coincides with housing during November until February in the majority of the herds.