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spoor Definition

spoor (spo̵or)

noun

the track or trail of an animal, esp. of a wild animal hunted as game

Etymology: Afrik < MDu, akin to OE spor, Ger spur: for IE base see spur

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to trace or track by a spoor

spoor Synonyms

spoor

n.

trace, trail, scent, droppings; see path 1, track 1.

spoor Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • see: While I stopped at the gate by the perimeter fence I saw some lion spoor and it was very fresh.

Adjective modifier

  • wild: There was wild lion spoor in the car park and by Tammy's gate, but no sign of Tammy or the Born Free lions.

Noun used with modifier

  • lion: While I stopped at the gate by the perimeter fence I saw some lion spoor and it was very fresh.

Browse dictionary entries near spoor

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  10. spook
  1. Sporades
  2. sporadic
  3. sporangium
  4. spore
  5. spore case
  6. spore fruit
  7. spore mother cell
  8. sporiferous
  9. sporo-
  10. sporocarp