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gyplure

American  
[jip-loor] / ˈdʒɪpˌlʊər /

noun

  1. a synthetic form of the sex pheromone of the female gypsy moth, used in traps to attract males.

Etymology

Origin of gyplure

gyp(sy moth) + lure

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All this is of much more than academic interest, for the new and economical “gyplure” might be used not merely in census operations but in control work.

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