Venom is the toxic substance produced by some animals (notably snakes, spiders, and fish) used for defense or prey capture. As a noun, it refers to the biochemical venom itself or venomous creatures, and metaphorically to poisonous or malevolent influence. It is pronounced with a stressed first syllable and a short, unstressed second syllable, yielding a crisp, single-stressed two-syllable pattern.
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