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Pheromone

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Noun

1. pheromone

a chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pheromone

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noun
a chemical substance, secreted externally by certain animals, such as insects, affecting the behaviour or physiology of other animals of the same species

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Pheromone

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noun
any of various chemical substances, secreted externally by certain animals, that convey information to, and produce specific responses in, other individuals of the same species

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pheromone

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n.
A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that influences the behavior or physiology of others of the same species, as by attracting members of the opposite sex or marking the route to a food source.

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