ranacide

noun

1. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable)Alternative form of ranicide.

   “Did you ever watch a frog catching flies? The old hypocrite sits there, with his eyes partially closed, as if he were half-asleep. But let an unwary fly come too near, when, snap! he darts a long, slender tongue out like a flash, a wave runs down his throat, and he blinks his eyes with a solemn satisfaction that, if it only had an element of exultation in it would certainly render ranacide justifiable under those circumstances.”

   “Generalizations or extrapolations from such studies to parameters of human aggression must always be done cautiously. It is not just a question of whether crowding in mouse colonies or rat muricide and ranacide can tell us anything about human murder and torture. One must also question whether the situational context, instigating stimulus, and operational definition of aggressive response have any relevance to the experimental animal under investigation.”

   “The pond is now full of frog spawn and I still have not managed to drain it and would now feel very guilty a) because of ranacide and b) because I have no idea what in the name of Darwin they will all eat.”