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noun
Any of several closely related toxins, having a complex structure including a row of thirteen connected heterocyclic rings, produced by algae that are eaten by many fish; causes ciguatera poisoning in humans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences, toxicology
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Synonyms: ciguateratoxin
Antonyms: none provided
History
From ciguatera + toxin.
