"false scent" meaning in All languages combined

See false scent on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: false scents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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.
    Sense id: en-false_scent-en-noun-gQih0WtB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31
  2. (writing) A misleading expectation created by ambiguous writing Categories (topical): Writing
    Sense id: en-false_scent-en-noun-RGOo-f9T Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, publishing, writing

Inflected forms

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