"allomark" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: allomarks [present, singular, third-person], allomarking [participle, present], allomarked [participle, past], allomarked [past]
Etymology: From allo- + mark. Etymology templates: {{af|en|allo-|mark}} allo- + mark Head templates: {{en-verb}} allomark (third-person singular simple present allomarks, present participle allomarking, simple past and past participle allomarked)
  1. (zoology) To scent mark onto the body of a individual of the same species. Categories (topical): Zoology

Inflected forms

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