parasiticide

parasite +‎ -cide

• IPA^(key): /ˌpæɹəˈsɪtɪsaɪd/

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parasiticide (plural parasiticides)

1. Any substance used to kill parasites.
   • 2020 February 25, Christopher de Bellaigue, “The end of farming?”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Dung beetles dived into delicious organic cowpats left by longhorn cattle that hadn’t been fed wormers and parasiticides