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lipcurl

noun

Etymology

From lip + curl.

  1. derived from *kruzlǭ✻ — “bent or crooked object, curl”
  2. derived from crul
  3. derived from crulle — “curled, curly”
  4. compounded as lipcurl — “lip + curl”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of flehmen.

    • Flehmen or lipcurl was quite common, usually by a male to the urine of a female, especially if the female was in heat.
    • Sexual activity includes lipcurl, sniffing the rear or urine of another animal, courting, attempted and/or successful mounting.
    • The lipcurl or horse laugh (flehmen in German) may occur in response to the smell of strange manure or to a variety of other odors.

  2. To perform a lipcurl.

    • The male sniffs the urine or takes some into his mouth and "lipcurls" by raising his head with the mouth open and upper lip curled back.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA