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nic·ti·tate (nik′tə tāt′)

intransitive verb nictitated -·tat′ed, nictitating -·tat′·ing

to wink or blink rapidly, as birds and other animals with a nictitating membrane do

Etymology: < ML nictitatus, pp. of nictitare, freq. < L nictare, to wink: see connive

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  1. ‹ nictation
  2. ‹ nictating
  3. ‹ nictated
  4. ‹ nictate
  5. ‹ nicotinism
  6. ‹ nicotinic acid
  7. ‹ nicotinic
  8. ‹ nicotine
  9. ‹ nicotinamide
  10. ‹ nicotiana
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