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| sax·i·tox·in [ sàksi tóksin ] |
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neurotoxin from ocean organism: a strong neurotoxin found in plankton dinoflagellates and concentrating in shellfish, causing food poisoning in humans. It is found in red tides.
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| [Mid-20th century. < modern Latin Saxodomus, genus of clams] |
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