fish poison

fish poison
noun
: any of numerous plants or drugs used to kill or stupefy fish by placing the drug or an extract of it in the water: as
c. : cocculus II

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fish poison,
any one of a large number of plants having the property of killing or stupefying fish in water.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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