Definitions
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- noun A
supernormal stimulus ; anexaggerated version of a stimulus to which there is an existingresponse tendency, or any stimulus that elicits a response more strongly than the stimulus for which it evolved.
Etymologies
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super- + stimulus
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Examples
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They put out a superstimulus cloud of pheromones, human scent-signals of sexual readiness.
The Ringworld Engineers Niven, Larry 1980
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They put out a superstimulus cloud of pheromones, human scent-signals of sexual readiness.
The Ringworld Engineers Niven, Larry 1980
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