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Jacobson's organ

Jacobson's organ noun: the vomeronasal organ, an auxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals.

Noun

Jacobson's organ (plural Jacobson's organs)

  1. The vomeronasal organ, an auxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals.
    Synonyms:
    vomeronasal organ, VNO

Synonyms of Jacobson's organ

Forms of Jacobson's organ

pluralJacobson's organs

Origin of Jacobson's organ

After Ludwig Lewin Jacobson (1783–1843), Danish surgeon, who discovered it in 1813.

Questions about Jacobson's organ

What does Jacobson's organ mean?
Jacobson's organ means the vomeronasal organ, an auxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals.
What part of speech is Jacobson's organ?
Jacobson's organ is a noun.
What is the plural of Jacobson's organ?
The plural of Jacobson's organ is Jacobson's organs.

Words near Jacobson's organ in the dictionary

  1. jacobsites
  2. Jacobson
  3. Jacobson nerve
  4. Jacobson nerves
  5. Jacobson radical
  6. Jacobson's organ
  7. Jacobson's organs
  8. jacobsoniid
  9. jacobsoniids
  10. Jacobus
  11. Jacobuses

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