osmatismn.
/ˈɒzmətɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈɑzməˌtɪz(ə)m/ rare.
The degree of development of the olfactory organs.
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1903 Trans. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 8 369 The size of the hippocampal formation does not seem to vary directly..with the degree of osmatism.
1932 Man 32 263/1 This monograph deals in a general way with the changes in the evolution of the human brain which have been associated with diminishing osmatism and the adoption of the erect posture.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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