different between flehman vs flehm

flehman

English

Etymology

From German flehmen. Respelled apparently under the influence of the common name-ending -man, due to the mistaken belief that the word (used in compounds like flehmen response) was an eponym. The term is sometimes capitalized (Flehmen, Flehman) for the same reason).

Noun

flehman (plural not attested)

  1. Nonstandard form of flehmen.

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flehm

English

Alternative forms

  • (verb): flehmen
  • (noun): see flehmen

Etymology

From German flehmen.

Verb

flehm (third-person singular simple present flehms, present participle flehming, simple past and past participle flehmed)

  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.

Noun

flehm (plural flehms)

  1. Alternative form of flehmen

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