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tranquilizer dart

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A projectile used to inject a drug into a target, usually an animal, from a distance in order to immobilize it.

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  • Finnish: nukutusnuoli — projectile used to immobilize an animal
  • French: fléchette tranquillisante — projectile used to immobilize an animal
  • Polish: strzałka ze środkiem usypiającym — projectile used to immobilize an animal
  • Portuguese: dardo tranquilizante — projectile used to immobilize an animal
  • Turkish: sakinleştirici iğne — projectile used to immobilize an animal