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    NICTITATING MEMBRANE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammalsplay

    Synonyms:

    nictitating membrane; third eyelid

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("nictitating membrane" is a kind of...):

    protective fold (a flap of tissue that protects what it covers)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nictitating membrane"):

    haw (the nictitating membrane of a horse)

    Holonyms ("nictitating membrane" is a part of...):

    eye; oculus; optic (the organ of sight)

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