caticide

/ˈkæ.tɪ.saɪd/

Etymology

From cat + -i- + -cide.

noun

  1. The killing of a cat.“Mewing as if ſhe meant Forgiveness To him that wrong'd her with his Heavineſs, And in that caſe ſhe pin'd and dy'd, He ſhould not be arraign'd or try'd, On her account, for Caticide,[…]”