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Meaning of "flehmen" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLEHMEN

flehmen  [ˈfleɪmən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLEHMEN

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Flehmen is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FLEHMEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

flehmen

Flehmen response

The flehmen response, also called the flehmen position, flehmen reaction, flehming, or flehmening, is a behaviour whereby an animal curls back its upper lips exposing its front teeth, inhales with the nostrils usually closed and then often holds this position for several seconds. It may be performed over a site or substance of particular interest to the animal or may be performed with the neck stretched and the head held high in the air. Flehmen is performed by a wide range of mammals including ungulates and felids. The behaviour facilitates the transfer of pheromones and other scents into the vomeronasal organ located above the roof of the mouth via a duct which exits just behind the front teeth of the animal.

Definition of flehmen in the English dictionary

The definition of flehmen in the dictionary is a curling of the upper lip and raising of the head in certain mammals in response to olfactory stimuli, which behaviour allows the scents better to reach an olfactory organ deep within the animal's nose.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLEHMEN


bayman
ˈbeɪmən
Bremen
ˈbreɪmən
caiman
ˈkeɪmən
cayman
ˈkeɪmən
countryman
ˈkʌntrɪmən
crimen
ˈkraɪmən
daimen
ˈdeɪmən
Damon
ˈdeɪmən
highwayman
ˈhaɪˌweɪmən
infantryman
ˈɪnfəntrɪmən
journeyman
ˈdʒɜːnɪmən
layman
ˈleɪmən
Lehmann
ˈleɪmən
railwayman
ˈreɪlˌweɪmən
Simon
ˈsaɪmən
spaeman
ˈspeɪmən
Stayman
ˈsteɪmən
sudamen
suːˈdeɪmən
timon
ˈtaɪmən
weighman
ˈweɪmən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLEHMEN

fleet rating
Fleet Street
fleeter
fleeting
fleetingly
fleetingness
fleetly
fleetness
Fleetwood
fleg
fleishig
fleishik
Flem.
fleme
Fleming
Fleming´s rules
Flemish
Flemish bond
Flemish Brabant
flench

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLEHMEN

ashmen
bushmen
churchmen
coachmen
Dutchmen
earthmen
Englishmen
Frenchmen
freshmen
henchmen
Irishmen
night watchmen
nightwatchmen
Northmen
pitchmen
ploughmen
Scotchmen
switchmen
watchmen
Welshmen

Synonyms and antonyms of flehmen in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «flehmen» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

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1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flehmen
570 millions of speakers

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510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

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380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

flehmen
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

flehmen
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flehmen
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

flehmen
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Translator English - French

flehmen
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Flehmen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

flehmen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

flehmen
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Translator English - Korean

flehmen
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flehmen
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

flehmen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஃப்ளெமென்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उधळपटू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

flehmen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

flehmen
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

flehmen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

flehmen
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flehmen
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

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15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

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14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

flehmen
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

flehmen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flehmen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLEHMEN»

The term «flehmen» is normally little used and occupies the 139.694 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLEHMEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flehmen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLEHMEN»

Discover the use of flehmen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flehmen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Encyclopedia of Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare
FLEHMEN 265 Fission—fusion social system This is a type of social grouping in which all individuals belong to a parent group that can fracture (fission) into smaller stable subgroups or individuals to seek out dispersed resources, such as  ...
D. S. Mills, Jeremy N. Marchant-Forde, 2010
2
Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology
Figure 20.3 Flehmen A cat sniffs a urine- soaked cotton ball (left), begins the gape response of the flehmen (middle), and follows with the full gape response ( right). This behavior is mediated by the accessory olfactory system. general principle ...
Bryan Kolb, Ian Q. Whishaw, 2009
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Australian Mammal Society
The first reported occurrence of flehmen in marsupials has been made recently by Gaughwin (1979) for the Hairy-nosed Wombat, Lasiorhinux latifrons. The behaviour was typically given by males in response to urine deposited on the ground ...
4
Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
The flehmen pose seems to hurtle the fluid toward the animal's vomeronasal organ, where it is pumped into the tissue, or is absorbed through capillary action. Rhinos, elephants, and other ungulates flehmen regularly; so do bats and cats, ...
Alexandra Horowitz, 2010
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Domestic Animal Behavior for Veterinarians and Animal Scientists
Stallions curl their upper lip in the flehmen position or “horse laugh” when they smell the urine of a mare (Fig. 1.9). Estrous urine alone does not stimulate more episodes of flehmen by stallions than does nonestrous urine,1220,1801 but the ...
Katherine A. Houpt, 2011
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Raising Goats For Dummies
This is called the Flehmen reaction. You see it more commonly in bucks, in response to a doe's urine. The Flehmen reaction causes the goat's nostrils to constrict, pulling urine into the vomeronasal organ (an organ consisting of tubes that end ...
Cheryl K. Smith, 2010
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The Great Pheromone Myth
the response rate was considerably higher (5 flehmen responses per hour). Interestingly, a synthetic novel agent used as a control, 2-n-propyphenol (10 mM) , elicited 4 flehmen responses per hour in this study, in accord with observations that ...
Richard L. Doty, 2010
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Pheromones and Reproduction in Mammals
A behavior known as flehmen frequently follows, with the male showing the typical flehmen posture of raised head with open mouth and curled upper lip. Flehmen is found in many ungulate species, the pig being a notable exception ( Estes, ...
John Vandenbergh, 1983
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German English Words: A Popular Dictionary of German Words ...
“Real IRA threat forces RUC into flak jackets”, Henry McDonald, Observer, Oct. 22, 2000. flehmen, flehming flehmen, flehming flehmen, flehming flehmen, flehming n., to flehmflehmflehmflehm, to flehmenflehmenflehmenflehmen v.i., v.t. from ...
Robbin D. Knapp, 2005
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Przewalski's Horse: The History and Biology of an Endangered ...
One can observe mucus dripping from the nostrils of stallions after they flehmen. When the sympathetic nerves are stimulated, vasoconstriction occurs and the organ contracts as blood outflow from the erectile tissue is greater than inflow.
Lee Boyd, Katherine A. Houpt, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLEHMEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flehmen is used in the context of the following news items.
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What is a Flehmen Response?
A horse exhibiting the flehmen response will curl his upper lip, raise his head, maybe turn his head from side to side, and make a bit of a ... «TheHorse.com, Jun 15»
2
Roar No More: Bridgeton's iconic white tiger remembered as part of …
We will miss his "flehmen" face when we put perfume in his yard, or when he'd smell something weird...like a patch of grass...or a bug...all the ... «NJ.com, Jun 15»
3
Beloved zoo tiger dies
We will miss his 'flehmen' face when we put perfume in his yard, or when he'd smell something weird like a patch of grass or a bug all the time. «Vineland Daily Journal, Jun 15»
4
Breeding programme making steady progress
I can assure you the 'flehmen response' isn't practised in Mojo's. It is clear to see why the vasectomised bull has been such an addition to our ... «Westmeath Examiner, May 15»
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This Funny Face Is Actually Essential To Mammals' Sex Lives
That dopey face your cat makes — its mouth half-open, its lips curled awkwardly away from its teeth — has a name. It's called the flehmen ... «Gizmodo Australia, May 15»
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Six Ways to Help Horses
... is a Neck Threadworm, and Can it Hurt My Horse? Vaccines, Dewormers, and Nutrition for Senior Horses · What is a Flehmen Response? «TheHorse.com, Apr 15»
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WATCH: Love in the wild: Rare video reveals courtship ritual of …
"Realising his chance, the male tiger responds by doing the 'flehmen'. "This involves sticking his tongue out and bearing his teeth in a funny ... «Express.co.uk, Apr 15»
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BLM Issues Pryor Mountain Range Fertility Control Decision
Vaccines, Dewormers, and Nutrition for Senior Horses · What is a Flehmen Response? Keeping Pastured Horses Safe during Drought · Ohio ... «TheHorse.com, Mar 15»
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Prepare to Be Amazed: 7 Extraordinary Cat Facts
A kitty's sneer is known as a flehmen response, and it's how the cat directs particles to the vomeronasal organ for analysis. By Dr. Jessica ... «Care2.com, Feb 15»
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Creature Courtship
They perform something called the flehmen response, which entails the male giraffe nudging the female's behind to induce urination. The male ... «Chicago Tonight | WTTW, Feb 15»

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