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pheromone
[ fer-uh-mohn ]
noun
- any chemical substance released by an animal that serves to influence the physiology or behavior of other members of the same species.
pheromone
/ ˈfɛrəˌməʊn /
noun
- a chemical substance, secreted externally by certain animals, such as insects, affecting the behaviour or physiology of other animals of the same species
pheromone
/ fĕr′ə-mōn′ /
- A chemical secreted by an animal that influences the behavior or development of other members of the same species. Queen bees, for example, give off a pheromone that prevents other females in the hive from becoming sexually mature, with the result that only the queen bee mates and lays eggs. In many animal species, pheromones are used to establish territory and attract mates.
Other Words From
- phero·monal adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of pheromone1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pheromone1
A Closer Look
Example Sentences
Chemically, the snail’s mimics are actually more stable than the worm’s natural pheromones, which degrade relatively quickly after release, Torres says.
This organ detects pheromones produced by others of the same species and then sends cues to the brain to mate, attack or do other things.
Humans and other higher primates do not have this organ for sensing pheromones.
You could, for example, do experiments where you deleted a specific gene in the mouse so that it could no longer detect certain pheromones and then you’d look to see how its behavior changed.
Surprisingly, without the cues from pheromones, we saw females behaving like males.
I have looked over high-tech dog collars loaded with a behavior-regulating pheromone.
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