flehmenn.

Brit.

/ˈfleɪmən/, U.S.

/ˈfleɪmən/

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Flehmen.

Etymology: < German Flehmen (mainly of horses) curling of the lip (in sexual excitement) (K. M. Schneider Zool. Garten (1930) 3 184).

A behaviour seen in many mammals in response to certain olfactory stimuli, esp. sex pheromones, characterized by a curling of the upper lip and a raising of the head. Frequently attributive, esp. in flehmen response.

ΚΠ

1962 J. A. R. A. M. Van Hooff in Symposia Zool. Soc. No. 8. 118 Schneider..thought of it as a careful ‘tasting’ of the smell and called it ‘Flehmen’. Failing an English translation, this word will be borrowed to name this facial posture.]

1970 Jrnl. Mammalogy 51 270 Flehmen or lipcurl was quite common [in a herd of captive giraffes], usually by a male to the urine of a female.

1974 M. W. Fox Understanding your Cat iii.65 With certain substances a cat will open its mouth (the flehmen reaction) to facilitate access of odors to this special olfactory organ.

1992 BBC Wildlife Jan. 34/1 (caption) The Flehmen response forces air into the vomeronasal or Jacobson's organ, a pouch deep within the nose which analyses sex pheromones and other smells.

2002 Trav. Afr. Winter 105/4 In many species actual readiness for mating is established through Flehmen, the male sniffing the urine and genitals of a female using a teeth-exposing, nose-wrinkled grimace.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	flehmen
释义	flehmenn. Brit. /ˈfleɪmən/, U.S. /ˈfleɪmən/ Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Flehmen. Etymology: < German Flehmen (mainly of horses) curling of the lip (in sexual excitement) (K. M. Schneider Zool. Garten (1930) 3 184). A behaviour seen in many mammals in response to certain olfactory stimuli, esp. sex pheromones, characterized by a curling of the upper lip and a raising of the head. Frequently attributive, esp. in flehmen response. ΚΠ 1962 J. A. R. A. M. Van Hooff in Symposia Zool. Soc. No. 8. 118 Schneider..thought of it as a careful ‘tasting’ of the smell and called it ‘Flehmen’. Failing an English translation, this word will be borrowed to name this facial posture.] 1970 Jrnl. Mammalogy 51 270 Flehmen or lipcurl was quite common [in a herd of captive giraffes], usually by a male to the urine of a female. 1974 M. W. Fox Understanding your Cat iii.65 With certain substances a cat will open its mouth (the flehmen reaction) to facilitate access of odors to this special olfactory organ. 1992 BBC Wildlife Jan. 34/1 (caption) The Flehmen response forces air into the vomeronasal or Jacobson's organ, a pouch deep within the nose which analyses sex pheromones and other smells. 2002 Trav. Afr. Winter 105/4 In many species actual readiness for mating is established through Flehmen, the male sniffing the urine and genitals of a female using a teeth-exposing, nose-wrinkled grimace. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1970
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