squirrelcide n.
[common on Usenet's _comp.risks_ newsgroup.] (alt.
`squirrelicide') What all too frequently happens when a squirrel
decides to exercise its species's unfortunate penchant for
shorting out power lines with their little furry bodies. Result:
one dead squirrel, one down computer installation. In this
situation, the computer system is said to have been
squirrelcided.