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(intransitive) To exhibit the flehmen response, i.e., to draw back the lips, allowing scent to reach the Jacobson’s organ, an auxiliary olfactory organ found in many animals.

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flehm

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flehmen:自動詞。Flehmen反応を示す、つまり唇を引いて鼻腔内のヤコブソン器官(嗅覚補助器官)ににおいの分子を取り込ませる行動を取る(主に動物に見られる現象)。
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その猫は見知らぬ匂いに近づくと立ち止まり、フレーメン反応を示して上唇を引き上げ、匂いをヤコブソン器官(副嗅覚器)へと届けた。

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