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flehmen responses

flehmen responses is the plural of flehmen response.

Meaning of flehmen response

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.

Questions about flehmen responses

What is flehmen responses the plural of?
Flehmen responses is the plural of flehmen response.

Words near flehmen responses in the dictionary

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

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