Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A substance or agent used to kill rodents.
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- noun any
toxic substance used tokill rodent pests
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Examples
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Wiki says it's application as a rodenticide is known as much as a treatment for various skin diseases in humans.
Vathal Sundakai - The Answer Is Out ! Anjali 2008
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Wiki says it's application as a rodenticide is known as much as a treatment for various skin diseases in humans.
Archive 2008-11-01 Anjali 2008
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The New York State Food Laboratory identified aminopterin, which is a toxic chemical that has been identified as a rodenticide, although it is not registered in the United States, in cat food samples from Menu Foods.
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PATRICK HOOKER, N.Y. STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER: The New Y.rk State Food Laboratory identified aminopterin, which is a toxic chemical that has been identified as a rodenticide, although it is not registered in the United States.
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Yesterday, I was invited by Gerry McChesney to participate in a conference call to discuss my concerns about the option of aerial rodenticide spraying.
Maggie Sergio: The Proposal to Poison a Wildlife Refuge Maggie Sergio 2011
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Because of the impact to wildlife and the unknown impact on the entire ecosystem, WildCare strongly encourages USFWS and PRBO to not move forward with an aerial broadcast of rodenticide.
Maggie Sergio: The Proposal to Poison a Wildlife Refuge Maggie Sergio 2011
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And here's the rub: There is an antidote to anticoagulants, so pets that have ingested an anticoagulant rodenticide are most assuredly facing death from internal bleeding, but usually can be saved by veterinarian intervention.
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Because of the impact to wildlife and the unknown impact on the entire ecosystem, WildCare strongly encourages USFWS and PRBO to not move forward with an aerial broadcast of rodenticide.
Maggie Sergio: The Proposal to Poison a Wildlife Refuge Maggie Sergio 2011
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Maybe the animal got into some of the old-school rodenticide and can be saved.
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Yesterday, I was invited by Gerry McChesney to participate in a conference call to discuss my concerns about the option of aerial rodenticide spraying.
Maggie Sergio: The Proposal to Poison a Wildlife Refuge Maggie Sergio 2011
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