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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of an action: performed involuntarily, but not entirely independent of the will. not-comparable

   "Sniffing is a semireflex response to a new smell."

Example

More examples

"Sniffing is a semireflex response to a new smell."

Etymology

From semi- + reflex.

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