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Jacobson's organ

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The vomeronasal organ, an auxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

After Ludwig Lewin Jacobson (1783–1843), Danish surgeon, who discovered it in 1813.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: òrgan de Jacobson — auxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals
  • Finnish: vomeronasaalielin — auxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals
  • Finnish: Jacobsonin elin — auxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals
  • Hungarian: Jacobson-szerv — auxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals
  • Polish: narząd Jacobsona — auxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals