flehm

flehm

English

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Etymology

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German flehmenbor.
English flehm

    Borrowed from German flehmen.

    Verb

    flehm (third-person singular simple present flehms, present participle flehming, simple past and past participle flehmed)

    1. (intransitive) To exhibit the flehmen response, i.e., to draw back the lips, allowing scent to reach the Jacobson’s organ, an auxiliary olfactory organ found in many animals.

    Noun

    flehm (plural flehms)

    1. Alternative form of flehmen.
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