SCENT GLAND Definition & Meaning

scent gland

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 gland¹

First recorded in 1675–85

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Example Sentences

Deer musk is specifically a secretion produced from the scent gland of the male musk deer.

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They also have something called stink fights, where males grab the end of their long, striped tail, rub it in a scent gland, and wave stinky tails at each other.

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The jar held castoreum, from the dried scent gland of a beaver, once prized as an aphrodisiac.

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“It’s a recreated scent gland,” Mr. Keener said.

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She grew up in Lawton, Oklahoma, surrounded by lots of pet animals, including a skunk without a scent gland, a wild burro and Holstein calf.

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