batrachotoxin

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάτραχος (bátrakhos, “frog”) and τοξίνη (toxínē, “poison”)

Noun

batrachotoxin (countable and uncountable, plural batrachotoxins)

  1. (neurotoxicology, uncountable) An extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloid found in poison dart frogs.
  2. (toxicology, countable) Any one of a group of extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloids found in poison dart frogs, Melyridae beetles, and certain birds.

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