rodenticide

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English rodent

Latin -i-bor.

English -i-

Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der.

Proto-Italic *kaidō

Latin caedō

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -a

Latin -cīdader.

Middle French -cidebor.

English -cide

English rodenticide

From rodent + -i- + -cide.

Pronunciation

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Noun

rodenticide (countable and uncountable, plural rodenticides)

1. Any toxic substance used to kill rodent pests.
   • 1983, Terrell P. Salmon, Robert E. Lickliter, “Comparisons Between Vertebrate Pest Control Materials: Essential Considerations”, in Dale E. Kaukeinen, editor, Vertebrate Pest Control and Management Materials: Fourth Symposium, American Society for Testing and Materials, →LCCN, page 13:

     Since this type of control program tends to reduce the population before it spreads over large areas, it will likely result in the use of less rodenticide in the area.

Derived terms

• rodenticidal

Related terms

• raticide
• rat poison

Translations

toxic substance used to kill rodents

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 耗子藥 / 耗子药, 灭鼠药 (zh) (mièshǔyào)

• Greek: τρωκτικοκτόνο (el) f (troktikoktóno)
• Icelandic: nagdýraeitur n
• Italian: rodenticida (it) m
• Japanese: 殺鼠剤 (さっそざい, sassozai)
• Polish: środek gryzoniobójczy m
• Portuguese: rodenticida m
• Spanish: rodenticida m
• Thai: ยาเบื่อหนู (yaa-bʉ̀ʉa-nǔu)

Further reading

• rodenticide on Wikipedia.Wikipedia