Meaning & use
Spoor
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The track, trail, droppings, or scent left by a wild animal, used especially by hunters or trackers to follow it.
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The ranger followed the leopard's spoor through the tall grass.
Experienced trackers can identify an animal's species just from its spoor.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Afrikaans and Dutch, where "spoor" simply means "track" or "trace."
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