flehman

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A form of flehmen — Flaring of the lip in mammals, associated with intensive smelling; flehming.

OriginGerman flehmen →
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Meanings

flehman1

nounflehman (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralnonstandardNonstandard form of flehmen.

Flehman2

nounFlehman (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralnonstandardNonstandard form of flehmen.

Origin

flehman · noun

  1. Germanflehmen
  2. Englishflehman

From German flehmen. Respelled apparently under the influence of the common name-ending -man, due to the mistaken belief that the word (used in compounds like flehmen response) was an eponym. The term is sometimes capitalized (Flehmen, Flehman) for the same reason).

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Flehman · noun

  1. Germanflehmen
  2. EnglishFlehman

From German flehmen. Respelled and capitalized apparently under the influence of the common name-ending -man and due to the mistaken belief that the word (used in compounds like flehmen response) was an eponym.

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APA

flehman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flehman

MLA

“flehman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flehman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flehman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flehman.

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