scent mark

English

Noun

scent mark (plural scent marks)

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

Verb

scent mark (third-person singular simple present scent marks, present participle scent marking, simple past and past participle scent marked)

1. To deposit a scent mark.

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