Thesaurus: nictitate

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1. v. i. To wink; to nictate.
2. v. briefly shut the eyes
3. To wink; to nictate. Nictitating membrance (Anat.), a thin membrance, 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.
4. To wink; to nictate. Nictitating membrance (Anat.), a thinmembrance, found in many animals at the inner angle, or beneath thelower lid, of the eye, and capable of being drawn across the eyeball;the third eyelid; the haw.
5. v briefly shut the eyes