pheromone

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Meaning

1. noun A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opposite sex.

Similar words

deterring ectohormone pheromonostasis allomone chemosignaling synomone morphogen sex hormone shmoo chemosignalling

Often followed by

of in traps is production and components that response

Word family

pheromonal pheromones