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pheromone
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pheromone /pher·o·mone/ (fer´ah-mōn) a substance secreted to the outside of the body and perceived (as by smell) by other individuals of the same species, releasing specific behavior in the percipient.
pher·o·mone (fr-mn)
n.
A chemical that is secreted by an animal, especially an insect, and that influences the behavior or development of others of the same species.
pheromone
[fer′əmōn′]
Etymology: Gk, pherein, to carry, hormaein, to stimulate
a substance secreted by an organism that elicits a particular response from another individual of the same species, usually of the opposite sex. Pheromones may be sexual stimulants or attractants or alarm or trail-making substances; in social insects they have a role in the determination of castes.
pheromone [fer´o-mōn]
a substance secreted to the outside of the body and perceived (as by smell) by other individuals of the same species, releasing specific behavior in the percipient.
pheromone
a substance secreted to the outside of the body and perceived (as by smell) by other individuals of the same species, releasing specific behavior in the percipient.
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