noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A toxin produced by an animal.
2. 2
   a toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

animal toxinanimal toxinvenomvenom

Etymology

From zoo- + toxin.

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