Nictitating Membrane
nounid
97775·updated May 18, 2026verified
a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals
MWE
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- third eyelid
- plural
- Nictitating Membranes
- possessive
- Nictitating Membrane's
- pluralpossessive
- Nictitating Membranes'
Framework definitions
- §1
- a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals
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