rodenticide

[roh-den-tuh-sahyd]

noun

1. a substance or preparation for killing rodents.

rodenticide

/ rəʊˈdɛntɪˌsaɪd /

noun

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

rodenticide

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

2. Compare fungicide herbicide insecticide

Word History and Origins

Origin of rodenticide¹

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

Example Sentences

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

Rodenticide baits are often dyed so they can be identified as poison, and the unusual blue-colored muscle is a sign that the animal may have eaten the poison, or eaten an animal that had been exposed to the poison.

From Los Angeles Times

The animals were tested by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Wildlife Health Lab and found the animals had anticoagulant rodenticide diphacinone in the stomach and liver, according to a statement from the agency.

From Los Angeles Times