batrachotoxin
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βάτραχος (bátrakhos, “frog”) + toxin.
Noun
batrachotoxin (countable and uncountable, plural batrachotoxins)
- (neurotoxicology, uncountable) An extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloid found in poison dart frogs.
- (toxicology, countable) Any one of a group of extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloids found in poison dart frogs, Melyridae beetles, and certain birds.