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gyplure

American

[jip-loor] / ˈdʒɪpˌlʊər /

noun

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

Example Sentences

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In the laboratory, male gypsy moths have attempted copulation with chips of wood, vermiculite, and other small, inanimate objects, so long as they were suitably impregnated with gyplure.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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