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palpebra

UK/ˈpal.pɪb.ɹə/US/ˈpæl.pəb.ɹə/

palpebra noun: an eyelid.

Noun

palpebra (plural palpebrae or (archaic) palpebræ)

  1. An eyelid.

palpebra meaning in Tamil

palpebra in Tamil

இமை, இமைகள்

Forms of palpebra

pluralpalpebrae
plural (archaic)palpebræ

Origin of palpebra

Borrowing from Latin palpebra (“an eyelid”). Compare Middle English palpebre.

Words formed from palpebra

Words that rhyme with palpebra

Questions about palpebra

What does palpebra mean?
Palpebra means an eyelid.
What is palpebra in Tamil?
Palpebra in Tamil is இமை, இமைகள். See Palpebra meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is palpebra?
Palpebra is a noun.
How do you pronounce palpebra?
Palpebra is pronounced /ˈpal.pɪb.ɹə/ (UK).
What is the plural of palpebra?
The plural of palpebra is palpebrae.

Words near palpebra in the dictionary

  1. palpations
  2. palpative
  3. palpator
  4. palpators
  5. palpatory
  6. palpebra
  7. palpebrae
  8. palpebral
  9. palpebral fissure
  10. palpebral fissures
  11. palpebrals

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Adapted from Wiktionary: palpebra (page history and authors); palpebra (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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