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allomark

allomark verb: to scent mark onto the body of an individual of the same species.

Verb

allomark (third-person singular simple present allomarks, present participle allomarking, simple past and past participle allomarked)

  1. To scent mark onto the body of an individual of the same species.
    • […] dholes, Cuon alpinus, may allomark from a handstand.1985 August 15, Social Odours in Mammals: Volume II (Oxford Science Publications)
    • Cats allomark (mark each other) by rubbing the cheek and perioral regions against each other. The initiator of such a rubbing interaction may thereby deposit scent on the recipient (and/or pick it up).1988, Turner, Dennis C., The Domestic Cat : the Biology of its Behaviour

Forms of allomark

third-person singular presentallomarks
present participleallomarking
past participleallomarked
pastallomarked

Origin of allomark

From allo- + mark.

Questions about allomark

What does allomark mean?
Allomark means to scent mark onto the body of an individual of the same species.
What part of speech is allomark?
Allomark is a verb.
What is the past tense of allomark?
The past tense of allomark is allomarked.

Words near allomark in the dictionary

  1. allolog
  2. allologous
  3. allologs
  4. allolysis
  5. allomadagascoside
  6. allomark
  7. allomarking
  8. allomarks
  9. allomaternal
  10. allomelanin
  11. allomelanins

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