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# How to pronounce "muricide" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/mʌrɪsæɪd/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **mu·ri·cide**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- Mouse-killing (especially in rats).
  - *Example*: "That Tabby their feathers had frighten’d, / Amusing her jaws with the carnage of mice— / But lately her habits had grown very nice, / And her taste much more enlighten’d. / Could that delicate skin harbour murder within? / Those eyes so mildly winking, / Could they gaze on the pangs of the quiet and meek? / Could that soft velvet head, so pacific and sleek, / On muricide deeds be thinking?"
- Someone or something that kills mice, rats, or voles.
  - *Example*: "Muricide, (lat[in]) a mouſe-killer, a cowardly fellow."

### Example Sentences
- "That Tabby their feathers had frighten’d, / Amusing her jaws with the carnage of mice— / But lately her habits had grown very nice, / And her taste much more enlighten’d. / Could that delicate skin harbour murder within? / Those eyes so mildly winking, / Could they gaze on the pangs of the quiet and meek? / Could that soft velvet head, so pacific and sleek, / On muricide deeds be thinking?"
- "Muricide, (lat[in]) a mouſe-killer, a cowardly fellow."

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "muricide"

- **Syllables**: mu · ri · cide
- **IPA**: `/mʌrɪsæɪd/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[muricidal](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/muricidal)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “muricide”?
“muricide” is pronounced /mʌrɪsæɪd/ (mu · ri · cide). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “muricide”?
“muricide” has 3 syllables: mu · ri · cide.

### What does “muricide” mean?
Mouse-killing (especially in rats).


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