Etymology

flehm

F4L1E1H4M3

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

German flehmen
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  1. German · borrowed fromflehmen
  2. German · borrowed fromflehmen
  3. English todayflehm

Borrowed from German flehmen.

Words from the same roots

Germanflehmen all →

flehmen

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