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Complete Definition of "flehm"

Image:Sumatratiger-004.jpg|thumb|A tiger flehms.
English

Alternative forms
wikipedia|flehmen
flehmen, flehman, Flehmen, Flehman

Etymology
German flehmen.

Verb
flehm

  1. 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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