flehmen
flehmen · flehmens
Flaring of the lip in mammals, associated with intensive smellingFlaring of the lip in mammals, associated with intensive smelling; flehming.
/ˈfleɪmən/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, especially, uncountable)Flaring of the lip in mammals, associated with intensive smelling; flehming.
Origin
From German flehmen, from Upper Saxon German flemmen (“to look spiteful”).From German flehmen, from Upper Saxon German flemmen (“to look spiteful”).
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Forms
plural: flehmensWord family
1 related wordsDerivedflehmen response
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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