Flehm
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Flehm is a verb meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
More Meanings
- Alternative form of flehmen.
Word Forms
- flehms
- flehming
- flehmed
- flehmen
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include flehmen, fleak, flea, pheese, fease, floush.
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