tóxico

Meaning

toxic

Hyphenated as

tó‧xi‧co

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɔksiko/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin toxicum (“arrow poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón, “arrow poison”), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to bows”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).

Sentences

Este anfibio está considerado o vertebrado máis tóxico do mundo .

This amphibian is considered the most toxic vertebrate in the world.