vomeronasal organ, an auxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals.' name='description'> Jacobson's organ - definition and meaning
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Jacobson's organ

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

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After Ludwig Lewin Jacobson, (1783–1843), Danish anatomist.]

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

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