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OLFACTION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The faculty that enables us to distinguish scents

Synonyms:

olfaction; olfactory modality; sense of smell; smell

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("olfaction" is a kind of...):

modality; sense modality; sensory system (a particular sense)

exteroception (sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "olfaction"):

nose (the sense of smell (especially in animals))

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