body odor
noun
: an unpleasant smell from the body of a person who has been sweating or is not clean
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Still, cats often respond to the hormonal and physical changes that happen in a pregnant person’s body, like changes in body odor and changes in their owner’s behavior.
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 22 May 2025
Animals can sense a pregnancy through hormonal fluctuations, which lead to a change in body odor.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
All of them were daily deodorant users, who had previously considered medical treatment for excessive body odor.
—New Atlas, 16 June 2025
None of the men removed from the plane had been accused by other passengers of having body odor.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 22 May 2025
Animals can sense a pregnancy through hormonal fluctuations, which lead to a change in body odor.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
All of them were daily deodorant users, who had previously considered medical treatment for excessive body odor.
—New Atlas, 16 June 2025
None of the men removed from the plane had been accused by other passengers of having body odor.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Body odor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20odor. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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