Nictitate Definition

nĭktĭ-tāt
nictated, nictates, nictating, nictitated, nictitates, nictitating
verb
nictitating

To wink or blink rapidly, as birds and other animals with a nictitating membrane.

Webster's New World
To wink.
American Heritage
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Origin of Nictitate

  • Medieval Latin nictitāre nictitāt- frequentative of Latin nictāre

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Back-formation from nictitating.

    From Wiktionary

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