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queen mandibular pheromone

queen mandibular pheromone noun: a honey bee pheromone produced by the queen and fed to her attendants, who share it with the rest of the colony to give the colony the sense of belonging to the queen.

Noun

queen mandibular pheromone (uncountable)

  1. A honey bee pheromone produced by the queen and fed to her attendants, who share it with the rest of the colony to give the colony the sense of belonging to the queen.
    Synonyms:
    QMP, queen substance

Synonyms of queen mandibular pheromone

Questions about queen mandibular pheromone

What does queen mandibular pheromone mean?
Queen mandibular pheromone means a honey bee pheromone produced by the queen and fed to her attendants, who share it with the rest of the colony to give the colony the sense of belonging to the queen.
What part of speech is queen mandibular pheromone?
Queen mandibular pheromone is a noun.

Words near queen mandibular pheromone in the dictionary

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  3. Queen Garnet plum
  4. Queen Garnet plums
  5. queen it
  6. queen mandibular pheromone
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  8. Queen Maud Land
  9. queen mother
  10. queen mothers
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