pugmark
noun
pug·mark ˈpəg-ˌmärk 
: footprint
specifically : the footprint of a wild mammal (such as tiger or leopard)
… all he'd found were a pair of legs and a few red traces in the snow, surrounded by the pugmarks of a tigress. —
Peter Matthiessen
Peter Matthiessen
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But the field staff of the forest department showed me the evidence: fresh pugmarks (paw prints) at the side of a field, in courtyards and in school playgrounds; kills hanging in trees; dogs missing or injured; a dead pig here and there. —Vidya Athreya, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2023 Russia’s researchers have counted Siberian tigers’ pugmarks—the same technique that led to India’s pre-2008 overestimates. —National Geographic, 20 Apr. 2016
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Vidya Athreya, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2023 Russia’s researchers have counted Siberian tigers’ pugmarks—the same technique that led to India’s pre-2008 overestimates. —National Geographic, 20 Apr. 2016
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“Pugmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/pugmark. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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