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pheromone
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
pheromone
(noun)
pheromone
/
ˈ
ferəˌmoʊn/
noun
plural
pheromones
pheromone
/
ˈ
ferəˌmoʊn/
noun
plural
pheromones
Britannica Dictionary definition of PHEROMONE
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biology
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a chemical substance that an animal or insect produces in order to attract other animals or insects and especially a mate
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