ichthyootoxin

ichthyootoxin
Toxic substance restricted to the roe of fishes. [ichthyo- + G. oon, egg, + toxikon, poison]

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ich·thy·oo·tox·in (ik″the-oґo-tok″sin) [ichthyo- + oo- + toxin] a toxic substance derived from the roe of certain fish; see also ichthyootoxism.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • ichthyootoxin — the poison found only in the eggs or gonads of ichthyootoxic fishes (not those also found in the flesh, etc.) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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