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# pheromone

noun (a pheromone, pheromones)

«pheromone» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A pheromone is a chemical that an animal gives off to send a message to others of its own kind, such as «follow me», «danger» or «I am looking for a mate». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pheromone/#m1)
2. Pheromones are smelled or tasted by the other animals, not seen or heard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pheromone/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on insects and communication: ants leave pheromone trails to food, bees release alarm pheromones, moths find mates by pheromones from far away. Farmers use pheromone traps to catch pests without spraying. Phrases: «pheromone trail», «alarm pheromone», «pheromone trap».

### Examples

- Ants follow a pheromone trail from the nest to the crumbs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pheromone/#x1)
- When a bee stings, it releases an alarm pheromone that warns other bees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pheromone/#x2)
- A male moth can smell a female's pheromone from a long way away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pheromone/#x3)
- Farmers hang pheromone traps to catch pests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pheromone/#x4)
- Wipe the ants' path with soapy water and the pheromone trail is broken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pheromone/#x5)
- Scientists study pheromones to learn how animals talk without words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pheromone/#x6)
- Queen bees use pheromones to keep the hive working together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pheromone/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a pheromone, pheromones. Spelled with «ph» at the start, said «FAIR-uh-mone». Myth: perfumes sold as «human pheromones» to make people fall in love have no good scientific proof.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pheromone» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pheromone/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pheromone» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pheromone.html) on Mova free.