crotoxin

(krōˌtŏkˈsĭn)

noun
A crystalline neurotoxin found in the venom of the rattlesnake, Crotalus terrificus.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin Crotalus, rattlesnake genus (from Latin crotalum, kind of rattle or castanet, from Greek krotalon, clapper, from krotein, to strike, beat)

Origin: + toxin

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