Question

look at this sentence. the hunters identified traces of the deer in the fresh snow and followed them through the wilderness. select the definition of trace that the sentence uses. trace \treys
oun pl traces 1. tracks or other signs left behind by the passing of a person or animal: the search party found no trace of the missing hikers. 2. a surviving marker left behind as evidence of a group or event: archaeologists stumbled on traces of a lost civilization in the jungle. 3. a small amount of a chemical component: this particular compound contains a trace of copper. 4. an outline drawn from an image: the medical textbook contains traces of the digestive organs. - from old french (tracier)

Explanation:

In the sentence, the hunters follow signs left by the deer (tracks in the snow). This matches definition 1, which refers to tracks or signs left by a passing person or animal. Definition 2 is about evidence of a group/event (not an individual animal like a deer). Definition 3 is about a chemical component (not relevant here). Definition 4 is about an outline (not related to the deer's tracks).

Answer:

1. tracks or other signs left behind by the passing of a person or animal