- ichthyootoxin
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the poison found only in the eggs or gonads of ichthyootoxic fishes (not those also found in the flesh, etc.)
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
ichthyootoxin
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ichthyootoxin — Toxic substance restricted to the roe of fishes. [ichthyo + G. oon, egg, + toxikon, poison] * * * 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… … Medical dictionary
