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Definition of flehmen:

(n) : (especially in the compound "flehmen response") Flaring of the lip in mammals, associated with intensive smelling; flehming.
(v) : Alternative form of flehm. [(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.]
(n) : Nonstandard form of flehmen. [(especially in the compound "flehmen response") Flaring of the lip in mammals, associated with intensive smelling; flehming.]
Definition of flehmen:

(n) : (especially in the compound "flehmen response") Flaring of the lip in mammals, associated with intensive smelling; flehming.
(v) : Alternative form of flehm. [(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.]
(n) : Nonstandard form of flehmen. [(especially in the compound "flehmen response") Flaring of the lip in mammals, associated with intensive smelling; flehming.]
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