# filaricide

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The destruction of filaria.
2. A pesticide that kills nematodes of the superfamily Filarioidea.

## Etymology
From translingual Filaria + -cide, type genus of the superfamily Filarioidea.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/filaricide