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maurotoxin

maurotoxin noun: a neurotoxin created by the Tunisian large-clawed scorpion.

Noun

maurotoxin (plural maurotoxins)

  1. A neurotoxin created by the Tunisian large-clawed scorpion.

Forms of maurotoxin

pluralmaurotoxins

Origin of maurotoxin

From the scorpion species Scorpio maurus palmatus + toxin.

Questions about maurotoxin

What does maurotoxin mean?
Maurotoxin means a neurotoxin created by the Tunisian large-clawed scorpion.
What part of speech is maurotoxin?
Maurotoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of maurotoxin?
The plural of maurotoxin is maurotoxins.

Words near maurotoxin in the dictionary

  1. Mauritius Time
  2. Mauritius weed
  3. Mauro
  4. maurocalcin
  5. maurocalcine
  6. maurotoxin
  7. maurotoxins
  8. Maurrassian
  9. Maurrassism
  10. Maurusia
  11. Maurusian

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