alarm substance

English

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.

References
  • Allaby, Michael. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Zoology. pg 12. Oxford University Press. New York. 1992.
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