rodenticide

American  

[roh-den-tuh-sahyd] / roʊˈdɛn təˌsaɪd /

noun

1. a substance or preparation for killing rodents.

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rodenticide British  

/ rəʊˈdɛntɪˌsaɪd /

noun

1. a substance used for killing rats, mice, and other rodents

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rodenticide Scientific  

/ rō-dĕn′tĭ-sīd′ /

1. A pesticide used to kill rodents. Warfarin is a rodenticide.

2. Compare fungicide herbicide insecticide

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Etymology

Origin of rodenticide

First recorded in 1935–40; rodent + -i- + -cide

Example Sentences

Those liquids included insecticides, and some of the baits included rodenticide blocks, according to the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times

"Even if we put down rodenticide, they won't eat it. They are just not interested… Once these bins are infested with rats, the bin men don't want to collect it either."

From BBC

He said the baiting programme is "something we do quite reluctantly because it isn't ideal in a natural environment to be using rodenticide".

From BBC

He added that the rodenticide being used is "one that is suitable for use in an outdoor environment".

From BBC

The startling find of wild pigs with bright blue tissue in Monterey County suggests the wild animals have been exposed to anticoagulant rodenticide diphacinone, a popular poison used by farmers and agriculture companies to control the population of rats, mice, squirrels and other small animals, according to a statement from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

From Los Angeles Times