n :  a chemical substance that is produced by an animal and serves esp. as a stimulus to other individuals of the same species for one or more behavioral responses - called also ectohormone  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  fo·ra·men  foramina  ver·mi·an  ver·min 
 
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