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juvenile hormone

ju·ve·nile hor·mone (plural ju·ve·nile hor·mones)


noun 
Definition:
 
insect hormone: a hormone present in insect larvae that regulates the form of the larva after each molt. The levels of it eventually fall to allow the larva to be transformed into the adult insect.

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