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SCENT GLAND

\sˈɛnt ɡlˈand], \sˈɛnt ɡlˈand], \s_ˈɛ_n_t ɡ_l_ˈa_n_d]\

Definitions of SCENT GLAND

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Exocrine glands in animals which secrete scents which either repel or attract other animals, e.g. perianal glands of skunks, anal glands of weasels, musk glands of foxes, ventral glands of wood rats, and dorsal glands of peccaries.

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