猛毒(もうどく)

もうどく
noun
deadly poison; strong venom
1. deadly poison; virulent toxin; strong venom
An extremely potent poison or venom capable of causing death. Used for both natural venoms and artificial toxic substances.
このキノコには猛毒(もうどく)がある。
This mushroom contains a deadly poison.
この蛇(へび)は猛毒(もうどく)を持(も)っている。
This snake has a deadly venom.
青(あお)い輪(わ)のある小(ちい)さなタコだが、猛毒(もうどく)を持(も)つので触(さわ)ってはいけない。
It's a small octopus with blue rings, but it has a deadly venom, so you must not touch it.

The 猛(もう) prefix intensifies 毒(どく) (poison), making 猛毒(もうどく) specifically a lethal or extremely dangerous toxin or venom.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 猛毒(もうどく)を持(も)つ: to have deadly venom
  • 猛毒(もうどく)キノコ: deadly poisonous mushroom
  • 猛毒(もうどく)性(せい)の: highly toxic
  • 猛毒(もうどく)を持(も)った生物(せいぶつ): organism with deadly poison

USAGE:
Often appears in nature documentaries, news reports about dangerous animals, and warnings about poisonous plants. Can be used as a noun modifier: 猛毒(もうどく)の蛇(へび) (a deadly venomous snake).

RELATED TERMS:

  • 毒(どく): poison (general term)
  • 有毒(ゆうどく): poisonous, toxic
  • 解毒(げどく): detoxification
  • 猛(もう): fierce, intense (prefix seen in 猛暑(もうしょ), 猛烈(もうれつ))
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Added 2026.3.24 18:33 · Revised 2026.4.3 21:43
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