lipcurl

plural lipcurls

1. countableuncountableSynonym of flehmen.

   Flehmen or lipcurl was quite common, usually by a male to the urine of a female, especially if the female was in heat.

   1970, Journal of Mammalogy, page 279

   3 more examples

   Sexual activity includes lipcurl, sniffing the rear or urine of another animal, courting, attempted and/or successful mounting.

   1980, Desert Bighorn Council, Transactions - Volume 24, page 18

   The lipcurl or horse laugh (flehmen in German) may occur in response to the smell of strange manure or to a variety of other odors.

   1980, Proceedings

   During lipcurl, odorant molecules are being aspirated into the vomeronasal organs in the roof of the mouth (Ladewig and Hart, 1980).

   1984, Journal of animal science - Volume 58, Issue 1, page 507

   Synonyms: flehmen

present singular third person lipcurls · participle present lipcurling · participle past lipcurled · past lipcurled

1. To perform a lipcurl.

   The male sniffs the urine or takes some into his mouth and "lipcurls" by raising his head with the mouth open and upper lip curled back.

   1984, Journal of animal science - Volume 58, Issue 1, page 507