"maitotoxin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: maitotoxins [plural]
Etymology: From maito + toxin; named from the ciguateric fish Ctenochaetus striatus, called maito in Tahiti, from which maitotoxin was first isolated (though it was later shown that maitotoxin is actually produced by Gambierdiscus toxicus). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|maito|toxin}} maito + toxin, {{taxlink|Ctenochaetus striatus|species|wplink=Striated surgeonfish}} Ctenochaetus striatus, {{taxlink|Gambierdiscus toxicus|species}} Gambierdiscus toxicus Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} maitotoxin (countable and uncountable, plural maitotoxins)
  1. A highly potent toxin produced by Gambierdiscus toxicus, a dinoflagellate species. Wikipedia link: maitotoxin Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Alveolates Synonyms: MTX [abbreviation]
    Sense id: en-maitotoxin-en-noun-kB42Ftie Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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