How to Pronounce “flehm” in English
/flɛhm/
flehm
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What does “flehm” mean?
- 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.
Example sentences
- “flehmening, a good old Germanic ethological term, which is you want all sorts of interesting reproductive information”
- “that there's something called the flehmen response, during the mating seasons for different animals, you can actually even see this in horses,”
How to pronounce “flehm”
- Syllables:
- flehm
- IPA:
- /flɛhm/
- Listen for:
- the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.
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How do you pronounce “flehm”?
“flehm” is pronounced /flɛhm/ (flehm). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.
What does “flehm” mean?
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.
How can I hear “flehm” used in real sentences?
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