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

Rodenticide meant to combat rats can find its way into the raptors that eat them; window collisions kill more than 90,000 birds a year; cars are an ever-present threat.

From Slate

You can also reach out to your building management to ask if rodenticide is being used try to get them to reduce how much they use.

From Slate

She noted a state report showing a high prevalence of rodenticide in predators across the state — anticoagulants that in the extreme can be fatal, but can also depress the immune systems of animals who eat contaminated rodents.

From Los Angeles Times

State wildlife officials said the eagle succumbed to poisoning from a “second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide.”

From Washington Times

P-78 had a broken left front leg and tested positive for exposure to rodenticide compounds.

From Washington Times