"Jacobson's organ" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Jacobson's organs [plural]
Etymology: After Ludwig Lewin Jacobson (1783–1843), Danish surgeon, who discovered it in 1813. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Jacobson's organ (plural Jacobson's organs)
  1. The vomeronasal organ, an auxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals. Wikipedia link: Jacobson's organ, Ludwig Lewin Jacobson Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Synonyms: vomeronasal organ, VNO Translations (auxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals): òrgan de Jacobson (Catalan), Jacobson-szerv (Hungarian)

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