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jacobson's organ

Ja·cob·son's or·gan
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jey-kuh b-suh nz]
    • /ˈdʒeɪ kəb sənz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jey-kuh b-suh nz]
    • /ˈdʒeɪ kəb sənz/

Definitions of jacobson's organ words

  • noun jacobson's organ either of a pair of blind, tubular, olfactory sacs in the roof of the mouth, vestigial in humans but well-developed in many animals, especially reptiles. 1
  • noun jacobson's organ either of a pair of olfactory sense organs in the roof of the mouth of many vertebrates, esp. snakes and lizards 0
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Origin of jacobson's organ

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75; named after L. L. Jacobson (died 1843), Danish anatomist

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