animal toxin


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Noun1.animal toxin - a toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animalsanimal toxin - a toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals
zootoxin
toxin - a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species
venom - toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)
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