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nictitating membrane en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A transparent protective fold of skin acting as an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles and some mammals.
   • 2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)https://web.archive.org/web/20151213095110/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/vultures-text As the wildebeest shrinks, the circle of sated birds lounging in the short grass expands. With bulging crops, the vultures settle their heads atop folded wings and slide their nictitating membranes shut.

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Synonyms

winker

Translations (16)

hsb žmrikawka (transparent protective fold of skin) · ja 瞬膜 (transparent protective fold of skin) · pt membrana nictitante (transparent protective fold of skin) · sv blinkhinna (transparent protective fold of skin) · de Nickhaut (transparent protective fold of skin) · is innra augnalok (transparent protective fold of skin) · cmn 瞬膜 (transparent protective fold of skin) · hsb žmrikowka (transparent protective fold of skin) · fo blunkhinna (transparent protective fold of skin) · ga maothán súile (transparent protective fold of skin) · ga maothán (transparent protective fold of skin) · is augnhimna (transparent protective fold of skin) · fi vilkkuluomi (transparent protective fold of skin) · is blikhimna (transparent protective fold of skin) · es membrana nictitante (transparent protective fold of skin) · pl migotka (transparent protective fold of skin)