scent gland

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noun

any of various specialized skin glands, occurring in many kinds of animals, that emit an odor commonly functioning as a social or sexual signal or a defensive weapon.

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Origin of scent gland

First recorded in 1675–85

Words nearby scent gland

scenic railway, scenic reserve, scenography, scent, scented orchid, scent gland, scent mark, scepter, sceptic, sceptical, scepticism

How to use scent gland in a sentence

Selling off the extras, I saw my neighbor marvel at the scent and murmur that he wished he could afford one.
A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He even claims that hen partridges conceive just by smelling the scent of males.
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This is not the boisterous version of Pacino, the one we saw as Tony Montana in Scarface or as Frank Slade in Scent of a Woman.
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A local perfume maker even produced a special scent for men and women named after the rocket, M75.
Hamas Has Already Won Its Rocket War With Israel|Eli Lake|July 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Behind the counter is the pit, perfuming the room (and your clothes) with the swirling, come-hither scent of beef and smoke.
The Texas Church of Beef|Jane & Michael Stern|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But such refuge, he knew, could avail him nothing if the bear should scent him out and search for him.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
He did not know what the scent was, but it smelled rich and artificial, and he disliked to associate it with his new friend.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
Her expression was still petrified, except that she might have had the scent of blood in her slightly dilating nostrils.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
From the garden there rose to her nostrils the delicate scent of some hidden flower that gave its best gift to the darkness.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
I might have put him on a false scent, just as cleverly and unsuspiciously as I dare say he could put me; but I've not done it.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood