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superstimulus

n. A supernormal stimulus; an exaggerated version of a stimulus to which there is an existing response tendency, or any stimulus that elicits a response more strongly than the stimulus for which it evolved.

Usage examples of "superstimulus".

The result is a kind of superstimulus — we become sensitive to everything.

They put out a superstimulus cloud of pheromones, human scent-signals of sexual readiness.