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NICTITATING MEMBRANE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals

Synonyms:

nictitating membrane; third eyelid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("nictitating membrane" is a kind of...):

protective fold (a flap of tissue that protects what it covers)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nictitating membrane"):

haw (the nictitating membrane of a horse)

Holonyms ("nictitating membrane" is a part of...):

eye; oculus; optic (the organ of sight)

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