tetrodotoxin
/ˌtetrəʊdəʊˈtɒksɪn/noun
mass noun
- a poisonous compound present in the ovaries of certain pufferfishes. It is a powerful neurotoxin.河鲀毒素, 河豚毒素。
词源
early 20th cent.: from modern Latin Tetrodon （former genus name， from Greek tetra- 'fourfold' + odous, odont- 'tooth'） + TOXIN.