ovicide noun3 •The killing or destroying of eggs or ova.Should she [the mother of a granivorous insect larva] attempt to reduce the competition faced by her offspring by some form of ovicide? — 1985 •Any substance designed to kill or destroy eggs or ova, especially those of insects, mites, or other pests or parasites. •(humorous, rare) The killing of sheep.A novel kind of Ovicide.—Last week, in a Gentleman’s park in the Upper Ward of Lanarkshire, a sheep was found greatly mangled, supposed by a dog. — 1817 formsovicides