Nictitating Membrane Definition

nĭktĭ-tātĭng
noun
A transparent third eyelid hinged at the inner side or lower lid of the eye of various animals, serving to keep the eye clean and moist: it is vestigial in humans.
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Noun

Singular:
nictitating membrane
Plural:
nictitating-membranes

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