Sembling

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sembling \Sem"bling\, n. [Cf. {Assemble}.] (Zool.)
     The practice of attracting the males of Lepidoptera or other
     insects by exposing the female confined in a cage.
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     Note: It is often adopted by collectors in order to procure


           specimens of rare species.
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