Male butterflies use pheromones to attract females.
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Pheromones
Synonyms for "pheromones" (5 found)
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Noun(1 words)
chemical signal
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
functional pheromone categoryfunctional pheromone type
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
olfactory cuesemiochemical
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7 entriesaggregation pheromonealarm pheromonemain olfactory systemolfactory receptor neuronsex pheromonetrail pheromonevomeronasal organ
Collocations
6 entriesalarm pheromonepheromone communicationpheromone receptorpheromone releasesex pheromonetrail pheromone
Derivations
2 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Male animals secrete pheromones that attract females.
Source: tatoeba (10978776)
Male moths can detect female pheromones.
Source: tatoeba (11500585)
The male dragonfly was attracted to the female by her pheromones.
Source: tatoeba (11500604)
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