Bufotoxin

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a family of toxic substances found in toads, other amphibians, and some plants and mushrooms.

    "The substance bufotoxin is the chief extract of the toad's venom."

Example

More examples

"The substance bufotoxin is the chief extract of the toad's venom."

Etymology

Bufo + toxin

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.