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flehm en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from German flehmen.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of flehmen.
   alt of flehmen

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
flehms	Number=Plur		lexicographic
flehmen		alternative	lexicographic

flehm en · VERB

Etymology

Borrowed from German flehmen.

Meanings

1. (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.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
flehming	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
flehms	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
flehmen		alternative	lexicographic
flehmed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
flehmed	Tense=Past		lexicographic