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From pavoninus + -in, since it was isolated from the fish Pardachirus pavoninus.
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Today it means: A saponin used as a shark repellent. Full definition →
From pavoninus + -in, since it was isolated from the fish Pardachirus pavoninus.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.