tranquilizer dart

noun

A projectile used to inject a drug into a target, usually an animal, from a distance in order to immobilize it.

Meanings

nountranquilizer dart (plural tranquilizer darts)

plural tranquilizer darts

  1. A projectile used to inject a drug into a target, usually an animal, from a distance in order to immobilize it.

Translations

Finnish nukutusnuoli
  • nukutusnuoliprojectile used to immobilize an animal
French fléchette tranquillisante
  • fléchette tranquillisanteprojectile used to immobilize an animal
Polish strzałka ze środkiem usypiającym
  • strzałka ze środkiem usypiającymprojectile used to immobilize an animal
Portuguese dardo tranquilizante
  • dardo tranquilizanteprojectile used to immobilize an animal
Turkish sakinleştirici iğne
  • sakinleştirici iğneprojectile used to immobilize an animal
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