A fork of Rural Dictionary
The eradication of a foreign species, usually extraterrestrial in nature.
“In a galaxy full of threats, xenocide may seem like the only answer, this assessment is usually correct.”
The act of a member of one species purposefully causing the extinction of another species.
If a man wiped out all mosquitos, he would have commited xenocide.
The act of causing the complete extinction of an entire species.
George committed xenocide against frogs.
Xenocide is 'killing the other', for example when a person targets Jews in a synagogue, or Gays in a gay bar. It comes from the Greek word 'xeno' which means foreigner, and the Latin ending '-cide' to mean to kill, as in suicide. Jus as the word xenophobia means the fear of outsiders, xenocide is the killing of people deemed to be outsiders.
The active shooter committed xenocide when he went to the mosque to purposefully kill Muslims