SUCKLING REFLEX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does suckling reflex mean? 

• SUCKLING REFLEX (noun)
  The noun SUCKLING REFLEX has 1 sense:

1. reflex behavior in newborn mammals; includes finding and grasping the nipple in the mouth and sucking on it and swallowing the milk

  Familiarity information: SUCKLING REFLEX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUCKLING REFLEX (noun)

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Meaning:

Reflex behavior in newborn mammals; includes finding and grasping the nipple in the mouth and sucking on it and swallowing the milk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("suckling reflex" is a kind of...):

inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)