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Nictitate

Nic′ti-tate

,
Verb.
I.
[See
Nictate
.]
To wink; to nictate.
Nictitating membrane
(Anat.)
,
a thin membrane, found in many animals at the inner angle, or beneath the lower lid, of the eye, and capable of being drawn across the eyeball; the third eyelid; the haw.

Definition 2024


nictitate

nictitate

English

Verb

nictitate (third-person singular simple present nictitates, present participle nictitating, simple past and past participle nictitated)

  1. (transitive) to wink or blink

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