porpicide

English

Etymology

From porpoise +‎ -icide.

Noun

porpicide (uncountable)

  1. The killing of porpoises by bottlenose dolphins.
    • 2011 September 17, Peter Fimrite, “'Porpicide': Bottlenose dolphins killing porpoises”, in SFGATE‎[1]:
      It was a clear case of what scientists are calling "porpicide," the deliberate slaying of a harbor porpoise by a surprising and, to most people, unlikely culprit.
    • 2023 September 1, Ellen Goethel, “Porpicide?: Dolphins are killing porpoises. Scientists don't know why.”, in Seacoastonline‎[2]:
      Fortunately, I have never heard of porpicide here in the Gulf of Maine, but it would not surprise me if it did.
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