1. footprints or tracks left by animals, especially large wild animals like tigers or leopards
Usage: wildlife tracking; plural form

Examples

• The forest ranger followed the tiger’s pugmarks through the mud.
• Fresh pugmarks near the waterhole indicated a leopard had been drinking there.
• Wildlife researchers use pugmarks to identify and count individual animals.
• The hunter examined the pugmarks to determine which direction the animal had gone.
• Clear pugmarks in the soft earth showed the path taken by the large cat.
• Park officials found pugmarks of multiple tigers in the reserve.