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NICTITATING MEMBRANE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nictitating membrane mean?
• NICTITATING MEMBRANE (noun)
The noun NICTITATING MEMBRANE has 1 sense:
1. a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals
Familiarity information: NICTITATING MEMBRANE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
nictitating membrane; third eyelid
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...):
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