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Meaning of flehmen

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

flehmen

Pronunciation:/ˈfleɪmən/

verb

Definitions

  1. 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

Definitions

  1. (especially in the compound "flehmen response") Flaring of the lip in mammals, associated with intensive smelling; flehming.