| 单词 | flehmen response |
| 释义 | > as lemmasflehmen response 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. < as lemmas |
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