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taste  

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  • Taste is often described as a primitive sense. In order to successfully feed; identify kin, mates, and individuals; and avoid noxious and hazardous compounds, all creatures have a need to detect the chemicals in their environment. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Taste]

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