单词 | jacobsons-organ |
释义 | Jacobson's organ in American English (ˈdʒeɪkəbsənz) either of a pair of olfactory sense organs in the roof of the mouth of many vertebrates, esp. snakes and lizards Jacobson's organ in American English (ˈdʒeikəbsənz) noun Anatomy & Zoology either of a pair of blind, tubular, olfactory sacs in the roof of the mouth, vestigial in humans but well-developed in many animals, esp. reptiles Word origin [1870–75; named after L. L. Jacobson (d. 1843), Danish anatomist]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Victorian, immobilize, linkage, upgrade, washoutDefinition of 'Jacobson's organ' |
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