spoor
droppings and odor trail
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"Spoor" refers to a track, trail, scent, or droppings left by a wild animal. It can also mean any trace that helps follow the progress of someone or something. Droppings, a key component of spoor, are the solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal. This term is also used in biology to describe spores, which are single cells protected by a wall, serving as a primary means of dispersal for organisms like ferns, often carried by the wind.123
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