Raticide

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    rat poison. countable, uncountable

    ""Why don't you use a raticide?" his friend suggested. "But, what is a raticide?" asked Kartar innocently. "It is a material which helps the rat to commit suicide," his friend told him, his eyes showing humour for a minute."

Synonyms

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rat poisonrat poison

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""Why don't you use a raticide?" his friend suggested. "But, what is a raticide?" asked Kartar innocently. "It is a material which helps the rat to commit suicide," his friend told him, his eyes showing humour for a minute."

Etymology

From rat + -cide.

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rat poison

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