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py·ric

(pī′rĭk, pĭr′ĭk)

adj.

Of, relating to, or resulting from burning.

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pyric

(ˈpaɪərɪk)

adj

of or relating to burning

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'Pyric herbivory: Rewilding landscapes through the recoupling of fire and grazing'.

Environmental aesthetics and rewilding

Fox BJ and McKay GM (1981) Small mammal responses to pyric successional changes in eucalypt forest.

Records of the Inland Carpet Python Morelia spilota metcalfei (Serpentes: pythonidae) in the north east catchment management area, north-east Victoria, and the implications for fire planning

It's said that familiarity breeds contempt, and in this regard, Smokey the Bear has certainly contributed to the public's disdain for all matters pyric. While originally intended to encourage the responsible use of matches, and the ethical disposal of cigarette butts, his Only you can prevent forest fires message, which was broadcasted widely throughout the second half of the twentieth century, inadvertently portrayed all fires as detrimental to the land.