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Nasonov pheromone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pheromone released by worker bees to orient returning forager bees back to the colony.

Word forms

Nasonov pheromone the Nasonov pheromone Nasonov pheromones

Etymology

After Nikolai Nasonov (1855–1939), Russian zoologist.

Related words

Nasonov gland
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