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toxophil

toxophil

English

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Adjective

toxophil (comparative more toxophil, superlative most toxophil)

  1. (biology) Having an affinity with an organic poison (toxin).
  2. (biology) In harmony with a toxin.

Usage notes

  • usually said of an organism which produces or otherwise benefits from a poison

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