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    ANIMAL TOXIN

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animalsplay

    Synonyms:

    animal toxin; zootoxin

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("animal toxin" 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 "animal toxin"):

    venom (toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions))

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