Wiktionary
n. 1 (context neurotoxin uncountable English) An extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloid found in poison dart frogs. 2 (context poison countable English) Any one of a group of extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steriodal alkaloids found in poison dart frogs, ''(taxlink Melyridae family noshow=1)'' beetles and birds.
Wikipedia
Batrachotoxin (BTX) is an extremely potent cardiotoxic and neurotoxic steroidal alkaloid found in certain species of frogs ( poison dart frog), melyrid beetles, and birds (the pitohui, blue-capped ifrit, and little shrikethrush). Batrachotoxin was derived from the Greek word bátrachos "frog". Structurally-related chemical compounds are often referred to collectively as batrachotoxins.
Usage examples of "batrachotoxin".
Probably the only way to find something like batrachotoxin is to figure out a way to concentrate it in a sample.
Jeffrey feel relatively certain that some kind of toxin, maybe batrachotoxin, was in- volved.
If the contaminant turns out to be something like this batrachotoxin, its choice is diabolically ingenious.
A toxin like this batrachotoxin gets concentrated in the liver and is excreted in the bile.
By the same token, there is no evidence directly linking Trent Harding to the batrachotoxin that Dr.
Jeffrey feel relatively certain that some kind of toxin, maybe batrachotoxin, was involved.