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nictitate

[ nik-ti-teyt ]

verb (used without object)

nictitated, nictitating.
  1. a variant of nictate ( def ).


nictitate

/ ˈnɪkteɪt; ˈnɪktɪˌteɪt /

verb

  1. technical words for blink
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԾپˈٲپDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Ծ·پ·ٲԳ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nictitate1

First recorded in 1815–25; from Medieval Latin Ծپٳܲ, past participle of Ծپ, frequentative of Ծ nictate
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nictitate1

C19: from Medieval Latin Ծپ to wink repeatedly, from Latin Ծ to wink, from nicere to beckon
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Separately, the sclera, the eye’s outer layer, would most closely resemble those of horses and cows and include a nictitating membrane, the built-in goggles that make it possible to see underwater.

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In her 2018 special “Elder Millennial,” she references a nictitating membrane, the translucent inner eyelid typically found in reptiles and birds.

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A thin nictitating membrane covers their eyes to protect against sandstorms, and bushy eyebrows and a double row of extra-long lashes help to keep sand out.

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A cat has upper and lower eyelids that meet when the eye closes, along with a mysterious third eyelid—more properly called the palpebra tertia, also known as the nictitating membrane or “haw.”

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He heard the eyases chittering, saw Frightful sitting erect on her stub, and let his nictitating membranes slip across each eye.

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