Culicide

/ˈkjuːlɪsaɪd/ noun

Definition

A substance or agent that kills mosquitoes.

Etymology

From Latin 'culex' (mosquito) plus '-cide' (from 'caedere,' to kill), literally meaning 'mosquito-killer.'

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Modern culicides are getting smarter—instead of poisoning entire ecosystems like older pesticides, scientists now design them to disrupt only mosquito nervous systems while being harmless to other insects!

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