ecocide

(ēkō sīd′, ekō-)

noun

the destruction of the environment or of ecosystems, as by the use of defoliants or the emission of pollutants

Origin: eco- + -cide

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See ecocide in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Heedless or deliberate destruction of the natural environment, as by pollutants or an act of war.
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