"alarm substance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alarm substances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} alarm substance (plural alarm substances)
  1. (zoology) A chemical emitted from the skin of a fish after an injury that warns nearby fish of danger. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-alarm_substance-en-noun-rJAXBkrD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

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