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    PHEROMONE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("pheromone" is a kind of...):

    secretion (a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell)

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