What does flehm mean?
Flehm means (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..
Flehm
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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..
Definitions by Sense
- (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.
- Alternative form of flehmen.
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Synonyms for flehm
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Word Forms
- flehms
- flehming
- flehmed
- flehmen
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