Poisons, toxungens, and venoms: redefining and classifying toxic biological secretions and the organisms that employ them

ABSTRACT Despite extensive study of poisonous and venomous organisms and the toxins they produce, a review of the literature reveals inconsistency and ambiguity in the definitions of ‘poison’ and ‘venom’. These two terms are frequently conflated with one another, and with the more general term, ‘tox...

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