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nictitate

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Verb (usu participle)
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nic=ti=tate

CIDE DICTIONARY

nictitatev. i. [See Nictate.].
     To wink; to nictate.  [1913 Webster]
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.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

nictitate, v.intr. close and open the eyes; blink or wink.

Idiom
nictitating membrane a clear membrane forming a third eyelid in amphibians, birds, and some other animals, that can be drawn across the eye to give protection without loss of vision.
Derivative
nictitation n.
Etymology
med.L nictitare frequent. of L nictare blink

ROGET THESAURUS

nictitate

Dimsightedness

VB be dimsighted, see double, have a mote in the eye, have a mist before the eyes, have a film over the eyes, see through a prism, see through a glass darkly, wink, blink, nictitate, squint, look askant, askant askance, screw up the eyes, glare, glower, nictate, dazzle, loom.


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