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ectohormone
1. A parahormonal chemical mediator of ecologic significance that is secreted, largely by an organism (usually an invertebrate) into its immediate environment (air or water); it can alter the behavior or functional activity of a second organism, often of the same species as that secreting the ectohormone.
2. A hormone secreted to the outside of the body; such as, a pheromone.
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