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scent mark

1

noun

, Animal Behavior.
  1. a distinctive odor that an animal deposits on the ground or other surface, as by urinating, which functions as an identifying signal to other animals of the species.


scent-mark

2

[ sent-mahrk ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to deposit a scent mark; mark.

verb (used with object)

  1. to deposit a scent mark on; mark.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scent mark1

First recorded in 1955–60

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