false scents

A form of false scent — A scent laid down to distract a predator that hunts by smell from the scent trail of its prey.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of false scent
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APA

false scents. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20scents

MLA

“false scents.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20scents. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “false scents,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20scents.

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