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ZOOTOXIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does zootoxin mean?
• ZOOTOXIN (noun)
The noun ZOOTOXIN has 1 sense:
1. a toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals
Familiarity information: ZOOTOXIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
animal toxin; zootoxin
Hypernyms ("zootoxin" is a kind of...):
toxin (a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "zootoxin"):
venom (toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions))
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