ECOCIDE


Meaning of ECOCIDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈē-kə-ˌsīd, ˈe-, -(ˌ)kō- ]

noun

Etymology: eco- + -cide

Date: 1969

: the destruction of large areas of the natural environment especially as a result of deliberate human action

• eco·cid·al -ˈsī-d ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.