Zootoxin vs. Venom — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Zootoxin and Venom
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Definitions
Zootoxin
A toxin produced by an animal.
Venom
Venom is a type of poison, especially one secreted by an animal. Venom has evolved in a wide variety of animals, both predators and prey, and both vertebrates and invertebrates.
Zootoxin
A toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals
Venom
A poisonous secretion of an animal, such as a snake, spider, or scorpion, usually transmitted to prey or to attackers by a bite or sting.
Venom
Malice; spite
"They dislike making their just criticism of a useful and earnest man an excuse for a general discharge of venom from small-minded opponents" (W.E.B. Du Bois).
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Venom
An animal toxin intended for offensive use, a biological poison delivered by bite, sting, etc. to protect an animal or to kill its prey.
Venom
(figuratively) Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice; vitriol.
Venom
(obsolete) To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.
Venom
(obsolete) Poisonous, poisoned; (figuratively) pernicious.
Venom
Matter fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly, the poisonous matter which certain animals, such as serpents, scorpions, bees, etc., secrete in a state of health, and communicate by biting or stinging.
Or hurtful worm with cankered venom bites.
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Venom
Spite; malice; malignity; evil quality.
Venom
To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.
Venom
Toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)
Venom
Feeling a need to see others suffer