theriocide
English
Etymology
therio- + -cide. Coined by Piers Beirne in a 2014 paper.[1]
Noun
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.
References
- Piers Beirne (2014), “Theriocide: Naming Animal Killing”, in International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, volume 3, issue 2, page 49-66