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releaser
[ ri-lee-ser ]
noun
- a person or thing that releases.
- Ethology. a key stimulus, as a sound, odor, moving shape, or patch of color, that elicits a predictable behavioral response in an animal.
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In a third (No. 45) the fortieth room contains a golden horse and a golden dog which assist their bold releaser.
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Their reddish facial suffusion serves as a social releaser which elicits hostile behavior and facilitates sex recognition.
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One day she sang of Death the releaser, and Ruark thought, ''Tis come!
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If such music-making is ever to become accepted, then I long for Death the Releaser.
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