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单词 pheromone
释义
pheromonepher‧o‧mone /ˈferəməʊn $ -moʊn/ noun [countable usually plural] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINpheromone
Origin:
1900-2000 Greek pherein ‘to carry’ + English -mone (as in hormone)
Examples
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  • Do plants, then, also communicate by means of airborne pheromones or in some other, perhaps more subtle fashion, as well?
  • Meanwhile, new subscribers began to flock, like moths scenting pheromones, to the Times.
  • Pests are monitored with traps laced with attractive pheromones, to time limited chemical spraying with ultra-low volume equipment.
  • When, for instance in Solenopsis, the food source is so large that many ants are needed, mass-acting pheromones are released.
a chemical that is produced by people’s and animals’ bodies and is thought to influence the behaviour of other people or animals
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