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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fleh•men (flā′mən),USA pronunciation n. [Animal Behav.]- Animal Behaviora behavioral response of many male mammals, esp. deer, antelope, and other artiodactyls, consisting of lip curling and head raising after sniffing a female's urine.
- German Flehmen, noun, nominal use of infinitive: (of a domestic ungulate) to curl the lip; compare dialect, dialectal (Upper Saxony) flemmen to look spiteful; further relations unclear
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