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false scent

false scent noun: a scent laid down to distract a predator that hunts by smell from the scent trail of its prey.

Noun

false scent (plural false scents)

  1. A scent laid down to distract a predator that hunts by smell from the scent trail of its prey.
  2. A misleading expectation created by ambiguous writing.

false scent meaning in Tamil and Kannada

false scent in Tamil

வழிவிலகிய மோப்பம்

false scent in Kannada

ತಪ್ಪುದಾರಿ

Forms of false scent

pluralfalse scents

Questions about false scent

What does false scent mean?
False scent means a scent laid down to distract a predator that hunts by smell from the scent trail of its prey.
What is false scent in Tamil?
False scent in Tamil is வழிவிலகிய மோப்பம். See False scent meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is false scent?
False scent is a noun.
What is the plural of false scent?
The plural of false scent is false scents.

Words near false scent in the dictionary

  1. false saber-toothed cats
  2. false sabre-toothed cat
  3. false sabre-toothed cats
  4. false sandalwood
  5. false sandalwoods
  6. false scent
  7. false scents
  8. false scorpion
  9. false scorpionfish
  10. false scorpions
  11. false sergeant

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Adapted from Wiktionary: false scent (page history and authors); false scent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); false scent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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