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venom definition

venom (ven′əm)

noun

  1. the poison secreted by some snakes, spiders, insects, etc., introduced into the body of the victim by bite or sting
  2. Rare poison of any kind
  3. malignancy; spite; malice

Etymology: ME < OFr venim, var. of venin < L venenum, a poison, IE *wenes-nom, love potion < *wenos: see Venus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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