Ichthyotoxin
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any chemical compound that is toxic to fish.
"This dinoflagellate, apparently widely distributed in temperate coastal waters, produces ichthyotoxins that have killed net-pen farmed salmonids in Norway, Scotland, and Ireland (Smayda 2006)."
- 2 Any toxin produced by fish.
"More recently, Ehrhardt (1971) drew attention to ichthyotoxins as a whole. Among fish alone there are more than 500 species that are dangerous to man."
Example
More examples"This dinoflagellate, apparently widely distributed in temperate coastal waters, produces ichthyotoxins that have killed net-pen farmed salmonids in Norway, Scotland, and Ireland (Smayda 2006)."
Etymology
From ichthyo- + toxin.
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