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 Definitions for nictitate: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Nictitate \Nic"ti*tate\, v. 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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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nictitate
v : briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to
blink" [syn: blink, wink, nictate]
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