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flehm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
flehm
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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.

Intransitive verb

noun

Alternative form of flehmen.

Etymology

Borrowed from German flehmen.

Usage

Inflected Forms

flehms (present, singular) flehming (participle, present) flehmed (participle, past) flehmed (past) flehmen (alternative) flehms (plural)

Questions

What does flehm mean?
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.
Where does flehm come from?
Borrowed from German flehmen.

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