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Animal Toxin (Noun)

Meaning

A toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals.

Classification

Nouns denoting substances.

Examples

  • The venom of the black mamba snake contains a potent animal toxin that can paralyze its victims.
  • Tetrodotoxin is an extremely powerful animal toxin found in the ovaries and liver of the pufferfish.
  • Researchers have been studying the effects of the animal toxin found in the poison dart frog's skin.
  • The box jellyfish has one of the most deadly animal toxins known, capable of killing a human being in under five minutes.
  • Certain species of scorpions have an animal toxin in their venom that can cause intense pain and paralysis.

Synonyms

  • Zootoxin
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