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A poisonous secretion of an animal, such as a snake, spider, or scorpion, usually transmitted by a bite or sting.
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A poison.
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Malice; spite: "They dislike making their just criticism of a useful and earnest man an excuse for a general discharge of venom from small-minded opponents” ( W.E.B. DuBois).
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