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rodenticide
noun
ro·den·ti·cide
rō-ˈden-tə-ˌsīd
: an agent that kills, repels, or controls rodents
Examples of rodenticide in a Sentence
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Nowadays, these grounds are mowed just twice a year, and haven’t been doused with pesticides or rodenticides since 2018, which was when this 157-acre stretch of land stopped being the San Geronimo Golf Course, and began a journey toward becoming wild, or at least wilder, once again.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Cummings said the difference was the second-generation rodenticide vs. first-generation.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2024
Window, building and vehicle collisions, as well as lead and pesticide exposure due to hunting with lead ammunition and rodenticide use, were listed as among the top threats.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2023
Modern rodenticides kill rats in a process that may take five to 10 days.
—WIRED, 7 Oct. 2023
Rat poisoning products are readily available on the consumer market as ready-to-bait stations that contain that contain rodenticides, including diphacinone, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2023
The new legislation is an expansion of a similar bill passed in 2020, which placed a moratorium on second-generation rodenticides, those developed after 1970.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2023
Different studies have showed alarmingly high rates of rodenticide exposure in birds, as well.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 15 June 2023
In the Santa Monica Mountains, ingestion of anticoagulant rodenticides and vehicles remains a large source of deaths.
—Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near rodenticide
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“Rodenticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rodenticide. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.
Kids Definition
rodenticide
noun
ro·den·ti·cide
rō-ˈdent-ə-ˌsīd
: a chemical substance used to kill rodents
Medical Definition
rodenticide
noun
ro·den·ti·cide
rō-ˈdent-ə-ˌsīd
: an agent that kills, repels, or controls rodents
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