Disparlure Definition

dĭspär-lo͝or
noun
A pheromone, C19 H38 O, produced by female gypsy moths and used in synthetic form in devices that attract and trap male gypsy moths.
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Origin of Disparlure

  • New Latin dispār specific epithet of gypsy moth (from dispār) (dis- dis-) (pār equal par) lure

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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