Home › Words › D › dogicidedogicidedogicide means the killing of a dog.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, dogicide ranks #34,865 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom dog + -i- + -cide.nounThe killing of a dog.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.canicide 86% match — The killing of a dog. vs dogicide →caninicide 82% match — The killing of a dog. vs dogicide →caticide 72% match — The killing of a cat. vs dogicide →animalicide 69% match — The killing of an animal (also used historically and offensively for the killing of a person who is regarded as subhuman). vs dogicide →theriocide 67% match — The killing of a non-human animal by a human. vs dogicide →deicide 67% match — The killing of a deity; godslaughter. vs dogicide →hosticide 65% match — The act of killing an enemy. vs dogicide →dukicide 64% match — The killing of a duke. vs dogicide →