lar|vi|cide

lar|vi|cide
lar|vi|cide «LAHR vuh syd», noun, verb, -cid|ed, -cid|ing.
–n.
a substance which kills larvae.
–v.t.
to apply a larvicide to.

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  • Lar — (l[aum]r), n.; pl. {Lares}, sometimes {Lars}. [L.] (Rom. Myth.) A tutelary deity; a deceased ancestor regarded as a protector of the family. The domestic Lares were the tutelar deities of a house; household gods. Hence, (Fig.): Hearth or dwelling …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lar — (l[aum]r), n. (Zo[ o]l.) A species of gibbon ({Hylobates lar}), found in Burmah. Called also {white handed gibbon}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lar — acap·su·lar; acel·lu·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; acic·u·lar; ac·i·no·tu·bu·lar; ad·mi·nic·u·lar; ad·u·lar·ia; ae·dic·u·lar; afla·gel·lar; aglo·mer·u·lar; agui·lar·ite; ali·vin·cu·lar; al·lar·gan·do; al·ve·o·lar·i·form; am·phi·sty·lar; …   English syllables

  • cide — co·in·cide; cu·li·cide; de·cide; ex·cide; fac·ti·cide; fas·ci·ol·i·cide; fe·li·cide; fe·ti·cide; fi·lar·i·cide; fil·i·cide; for·mi·cide; fun·gi·cide; ga·me·to·cide; gen·o·cide; ger·mi·cide; glu·cide; her·bi·cide; homi·cide; in·cide; lou·si·cide;… …   English syllables

  • -cide — ♦ Élément, du lat. cædere « tuer » : coricide, fratricide, génocide, homicide, insecticide, parricide, régicide, suicide. cide élément, du lat. caedes, caedis, action d abattre, meurtre . ⇒ CIDE, suff. Suff. issu du verbe lat. caedere dont il… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Hylobates lar — Lar Lar (l[aum]r), n. (Zo[ o]l.) A species of gibbon ({Hylobates lar}), found in Burmah. Called also {white handed gibbon}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fibu-lar — Fib u lar, a. Pertaining to the fibula. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hylobates lar — Gibbon Gib bon, n. [Cf. F. gibbon.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any arboreal ape of the genus {Hylobates}, of which many species and varieties inhabit the East Indies and Southern Asia. They are tailless and without cheek pouches, and have very long arms, adapted …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lares — Lar Lar (l[aum]r), n.; pl. {Lares}, sometimes {Lars}. [L.] (Rom. Myth.) A tutelary deity; a deceased ancestor regarded as a protector of the family. The domestic Lares were the tutelar deities of a house; household gods. Hence, (Fig.): Hearth or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lars — Lar Lar (l[aum]r), n.; pl. {Lares}, sometimes {Lars}. [L.] (Rom. Myth.) A tutelary deity; a deceased ancestor regarded as a protector of the family. The domestic Lares were the tutelar deities of a house; household gods. Hence, (Fig.): Hearth or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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