false scent
false scent · false scents
A scent laid down to distract a predator that hunts by smell from the scent trail of…A scent laid down to distract a predator that hunts by smell from the scent trail of its prey.
Meaning
2 sensesA scent laid down to distract a predator that hunts by smell from the scent trail of its prey.
A misleading expectation created by ambiguous writing.
Forms
plural: false scents| Singular | false scent |
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