disparlure

(dĭsˈpär-lo͝orˌ)

noun
  1. A pheromone, C19H38O, produced by female gypsy moths.
  2. A synthetic substance used to attract male gypsy moths to traps.

Origin:

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

Origin: + lure

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