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disparlure

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dis⋅par⋅lure

  [dis-pahr-loor]
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–noun
1. a pheromone, C19H38O, released by female gypsy moths.
2. a synthetic pheromone, used to attract male gypsy moths to traps.
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dis·par·lure   (dĭs'pär-lŏŏr')   
n.  

  1. A pheromone, C19H38O, produced by female gypsy moths.

  2. A synthetic substance used to attract male gypsy moths to traps.


[New Latin dispār, specific epithet of gypsy moth (from dispār : dis-, dis- + pār, equal; see par) + lure.]
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