An animal gland that secretes an odorous pheromone or defensive substance, especially one under the tail of a carnivorous mammal such as a civet or skunk.
（动物的）香腺；臭腺
Example sentencesExamples
A male capybara has a distinctive scent gland called a ‘morrillo’ that appears as a dark, oval-shaped, hairless bump on top of its rostrum.
Scent marking by depositing urine and sebum from anogenital scent glands on substrate is common among mammals, especially rodents.
All three genera have a scent gland on the rump, which is used in social communication.
River otters have paired scent glands at the base of their tail which give off a heavy, musky smell.
As everyone should know ferrets do tend to stink, even though they will have the scent glands removed before you buy them, but you can get some ‘deodorant’ for them.
Definition of scent gland in US English:
scent gland
noun
An animal gland that secretes an odorous pheromone or defensive substance, especially one under the tail of a carnivorous mammal such as a civet or skunk.
（动物的）香腺；臭腺
Example sentencesExamples
All three genera have a scent gland on the rump, which is used in social communication.
Scent marking by depositing urine and sebum from anogenital scent glands on substrate is common among mammals, especially rodents.
A male capybara has a distinctive scent gland called a ‘morrillo’ that appears as a dark, oval-shaped, hairless bump on top of its rostrum.
As everyone should know ferrets do tend to stink, even though they will have the scent glands removed before you buy them, but you can get some ‘deodorant’ for them.
River otters have paired scent glands at the base of their tail which give off a heavy, musky smell.