1. relating to or having a keen sense of smell
Usage: technical; zoology

Examples

• Dogs are highly osmatic animals that can detect scents humans cannot perceive.
• The osmatic abilities of sharks help them locate prey from great distances.
• Researchers studied the osmatic responses of various mammals to different chemical compounds.
• Birds of prey often rely more on vision than osmatic senses when hunting.
• The osmatic organs in insects are typically located on their antennae.