theriocide
English edit
Etymology edit
therio- + -cide. Coined by Piers Beirne in a 2014 paper.[1]
Noun edit
theriocide (countable and uncountable, plural theriocides)
- (countable, uncountable) The killing of a non-human animal by a human.
- (countable, uncountable) Actions caused by humans which lead to the death of non-human animals, such as deforestation.