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rodenticide

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any toxic substance used to kill rodent pests.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English rodent Latin -i-bor. English -i- Proto-Indo-European *kh2eyd-der. Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-eh2 Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English rodenticide From rodent + -i- + -cide.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 耗子藥 /耗子药 — toxic substance used to kill rodents
  • Chinese Mandarin: 灭鼠药 (mièshǔyào) — toxic substance used to kill rodents
  • Greek: τρωκτικοκτόνο (troktikoktóno) — toxic substance used to kill rodents
  • Icelandic: nagdýraeitur — toxic substance used to kill rodents
  • Italian: rodenticida — toxic substance used to kill rodents
  • Japanese: 殺鼠剤 (sassozai) — toxic substance used to kill rodents
  • Polish: środek gryzoniobójczy — toxic substance used to kill rodents
  • Portuguese: rodenticida — toxic substance used to kill rodents
  • Spanish: rodenticida — toxic substance used to kill rodents
  • Thai: ยาเบื่อหนู (yaa-bʉ̀ʉa-nǔu) — toxic substance used to kill rodents