nictitating membrane
nictitating membrane · nictitating membranes
Nickhaut
A transparent protective fold of skin acting as an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles and…A transparent protective fold of skin acting as an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles and some mammals.
Meaning
1 sensesA transparent protective fold of skin acting as an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles and some mammals.
Nickhaut
a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals
Translations
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By meaning 1
transparent protective fold of skin:
Forms
plural: nictitating membranesSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals:third eyelid