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scent

noun as in smell, aroma

verb as in detect, smell

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Once the bees consistently flew toward the light associated with sugar, the team removed the sugar to see if the insects would still choose based on flash duration instead of scent or other cues.

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The pomegranates, squash and apples were in season, pink guavas were so ripe you could smell their heady scent from a distance, and nutrient-packed yams were ready for the holidays.

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The sharp scent of burning brush filled the air.

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Rare hyena behaviours have been caught on camera, including a mother-to-be trying to steal food from wild dogs and outsmarting rivals by hiding a stolen carcass underwater to mask its scent.

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That weird Strawberry Shortcake doll that would burp its signature scent in your face when you squeezed its stomach.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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