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Autocidal
UK
/ˌɔːtəʊˈsaɪdəl/
US
/ˌɔtoʊˈsaɪdəl/
Translation of "autocidal" into Russian
autocidal
Adjective
UK
/ˌɔːtəʊˈsaɪdəl/
US
/ˌɔtoʊˈsaɪdəl/
autocidal
more autocidal Comp.
most autocidal Super.
аутоцидный
The autocidal method was used to control the mosquito population.
Аутоцидный метод использовался для контроля популяции комаров.
Definitions
autocidal
Adjective
UK
/ˌɔːtəʊˈsaɪdəl/
US
/ˌɔtoʊˈsaɪdəl/
Relating to or involving the self-destruction of a species, often through the introduction of a genetic trait that leads to its own decline or extinction.
The autocidal approach to pest control involves releasing genetically modified insects that cannot reproduce, thereby reducing the population over time.
Self-destructive; tending to cause one's own demise or extinction.
Their policies were so autocidal that the organization soon folded under the weight of its own failures.