gustofacial

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adjective

Of or relating to a basic reflex where different tastes produce different reactions in young children.

OriginLatin gustus →
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Meanings

adjectivegustofacial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to a basic reflex where different tastes produce different reactions in young children.

    In the gustofacial reflex, sweet tastes evoke a smile, bitter tastes produce a look of disgust and sticking out of the tongue, while sour tastes make the newborn purse its lips.

    1993, Richard Cytowic, The Man Who Tasted Shapes

Origin

  1. Latingustus“a tasting”
  2. Englishgustofacial

From Latin gustus (“a tasting”), and facial.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gustofacial

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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