rodenticide
noun
ro·den·ti·cide
rō-ˈden-tə-ˌsīd 
: an agent that kills, repels, or controls rodents
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The bait, a rodenticide laced with grain pellets, was carefully distributed across the island.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The city treats rat burrows by applying rodenticide directly to the burrow, rather than putting rodenticide or bait traps outside the burrows.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2024
The program involved aerial and ground distribution of rodenticides to eliminate the invasive populations entirely.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The immediate cause appeared to be a building collision, but a necropsy revealed that Flaco also had dangerously high levels of toxic rodenticides in his system.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The city treats rat burrows by applying rodenticide directly to the burrow, rather than putting rodenticide or bait traps outside the burrows.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2024
The program involved aerial and ground distribution of rodenticides to eliminate the invasive populations entirely.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The immediate cause appeared to be a building collision, but a necropsy revealed that Flaco also had dangerously high levels of toxic rodenticides in his system.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Rodenticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rodenticide. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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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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