Meanings
nounmaurotoxin (plural maurotoxins)
plural maurotoxins
- medicineA neurotoxin created by the Tunisian large-clawed scorpion.
Origin
From the scorpion species Scorpio maurus palmatus + toxin.
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maurotoxin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maurotoxin
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“maurotoxin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maurotoxin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maurotoxin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maurotoxin.
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