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surface pheromone (s) (noun), surface pheromones (pl)
A pheromone with an active space restricted so close to the body of the sending organism that direct contact, or something approaching it, must be made with the body in order to perceive the pheromone; A surface pheromone with a chemical secretion, can attract a member of the opposite sex only by the means of the outside part or surface of the sending organism.
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