perineal gland

(Zoology) zoology one of a pair of glands that are situated near the anus in some mammals and secrete an odorous substance

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The musk is extracted from the survivors by pinning the creatures down and exposing the perineal gland at the base of the tail.

PETS: SCENT FROM HELL; Scandal of furry animals captured and kept in torment for the sake of expensive perfumes

base made from the dried perineal glands of the beaver (castor in

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