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flehmen response

flehmen response noun: a behavior in which an animal curls back its upper lip exposing its front teeth, inhales with the nostrils usually closed, and then often holds this position for several seconds.

flehmen response: a behavior in which an animal curls back its upper lip exposing its front teeth, inhales with the...
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Noun

flehmen response (plural flehmen responses)

  1. A behavior in which an animal curls back its upper lip exposing its front teeth, inhales with the nostrils usually closed, and then often holds this position for several seconds.

Forms of flehmen response

pluralflehmen responses

Questions about flehmen response

What does flehmen response mean?
Flehmen response means a behavior in which an animal curls back its upper lip exposing its front teeth, inhales with the nostrils usually closed, and then often holds this position for several seconds.
What part of speech is flehmen response?
Flehmen response is a noun.
What is the plural of flehmen response?
The plural of flehmen response is flehmen responses.

Words near flehmen response in the dictionary

  1. flegs
  2. flehm
  3. flehman
  4. flehmed
  5. flehmen
  6. flehmen response
  7. flehmen responses
  8. flehmened
  9. flehmening
  10. flehmens
  11. flehming

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