atracotoxin

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noun

A toxin from the Sydney funnel-web spider.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounatracotoxin (plural atracotoxins)

plural atracotoxins

  1. medicineA toxin from the Sydney funnel-web spider.

Origin

Derived from Atrax, the genus of the spider, + -o- + toxin

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Chicago

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