Defn: An extinct order of Mammalia found in the South American Tertiary formation. The incisor teeth were long and curved and provided with a persistent pulp. They are supposed to be related both to the rodents and ungulates. Called also Toxodontia.
TOXOGLOSSA
Tox`o*glos"sa, n.pl. Etym: [NL.,fr.Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of marine gastropod mollusks in which the radula are
converted into poison fangs. The cone shells (Conus), Pleurotoma, and
Terebra, are examples. See Illust. of Cone, n., 4, Pleurotoma, and
Terebra.
TOXOID
Tox"oid, n. [Toxin + -oid.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: An altered form of a toxin, possessing little or no toxic power.
TOXOPHILITE
Tox*oph"i*lite, n. Etym: [Gr. to`xon a bow + filei^n to love.]
Defn: A lover of archery; one devoted to archery.
TOXOTES
Tox"o*tes, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of fishes comprising the archer fishes. See Archer fish.
TOY Toy, n. Etym: [D. tuid tools, implements, stuff, trash, speeltuig playthings, toys; akin to G. zeug stuff, materials, MNG. zuic, Icel. tygi gear; all ultimately from the root of E. tug, v.t.; cf.G. zeugen to beget, MHG.ziugen to beget, make ready, procure. See Tug, v. t.]