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nictitating membranes

nictitating membranes is the plural of nictitating membrane.

Meaning of nictitating membrane

Noun

nictitating membrane (plural nictitating membranes)

  1. A transparent protective fold of skin acting as an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles and some mammals.
    • As the wildebeest shrinks, the circle of sated birds lounging in the short grass expands. With bulging crops, the vultures settle their heads atop folded wings and slide their nictitating membranes shut.2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)https://web.archive.org/web/20151213095110/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01...
    Synonyms:
    winker

Questions about nictitating membranes

What is nictitating membranes the plural of?
Nictitating membranes is the plural of nictitating membrane.

Words near nictitating membranes in the dictionary

  1. nictitate
  2. nictitated
  3. nictitates
  4. nictitating
  5. nictitating membrane
  6. nictitating membranes
  7. nictitation
  8. nictitations
  9. NICU
  10. Niculescu
  11. NICUs

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