scent mark

noun

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

“A male fox will scent mark his territory during mating season.”

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Meanings

nounscent mark (plural scent marks)

plural scent marks

  1. A strong-smelling substance, from the urine or a gland, deposited by an animal to mark its territory.
verbscent mark (third-person singular simple present scent marks, present participle scent marking, simple past and past participle scent marked)

present singular third person scent marks · participle present scent marking · participle past scent marked · past scent marked

  1. To deposit a scent mark.

    A male fox will scent mark his territory during mating season.

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APA

scent mark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scent%20mark

MLA

“scent mark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scent%20mark. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scent mark,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scent%20mark.

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