# theriocide

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The killing of a non-human animal by a human.
2. Actions caused by humans which lead to the death of non-human animals, such as deforestation.

## Etymology
From therio- + -cide. Coined by Piers Beirne in a 2014 paper.

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