scent mark

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Noun

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scent mark (plural scent marks)

  1. A strong-smelling substance, from the urine or a gland, deposited by an animal to mark its territory.

Verb

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scent mark (third-person singular simple present scent marks, present participle scent marking, simple past and past participle scent marked)

  1. To deposit a scent mark.
    A male fox will scent mark his territory during mating season.