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dis·par·lure (dĭsʹpär-lo͝or')
n.
1. A pheromone, C19H38O, produced by female gypsy moths.2. A synthetic substance used to attract male gypsy moths to traps.[New Latin dispār, specific epithet of gypsy moth (from dispār: dis-, dis- + pār, equal; see par) + lure.]
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