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lipcurl

lipcurl noun: synonym of flehmen.

Noun

lipcurl (countable and uncountable, plural lipcurls)

  1. Synonym 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
    • 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
    Synonyms:
    flehmen

Verb

lipcurl (third-person singular simple present lipcurls, present participle lipcurling, simple past and past participle 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

Examples of lipcurl in a sentence

  • 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 of lipcurl

Forms of lipcurl

Noun
plurallipcurls
Verb
third-person singular presentlipcurls
present participlelipcurling
past participlelipcurled
pastlipcurled

Origin of lipcurl

From lip + curl.

Questions about lipcurl

What does lipcurl mean?
Lipcurl means synonym of flehmen.
How do you use lipcurl in a sentence?
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.
What part of speech is lipcurl?
Lipcurl can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of lipcurl?
The plural of lipcurl is lipcurls.

Words near lipcurl in the dictionary

  1. Lipcan
  2. Lipcani
  3. lipcoat
  4. lipcolor
  5. lipcolors
  6. lipcurl
  7. lipcurled
  8. lipcurling
  9. lipcurls
  10. lipe
  11. lipectomies

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