scent gland

noun

A glandular organ that secretes such substances as musk or castoreum.

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Meanings

nounscent gland (plural scent glands)

plural scent glands

  1. biologyA glandular organ that secretes such substances as musk or castoreum.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 臭腺
  • 臭腺 (chòuxiàn)organ that secretes substances
Finnish hajurauhanen
  • hajurauhanenorgan that secretes substances
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APA

scent gland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scent%20gland

MLA

“scent gland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scent%20gland. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scent gland,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scent%20gland.

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