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Noun Concept
Categories: Eye, Vertebrate anatomy
EN
nictitating membrane  third eyelid  Nictating membrane  haw  Inner eyelid
EN
A protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals WordNet 3.0
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A protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The nictitating membrane is a transparent or translucent third eyelid present in some animals that can be drawn across the eye from the medial canthus to protect and moisten it while maintaining vision. Wikipedia
A transparent or translucent third eyelid on the eyes of some animals Wikipedia Disambiguation
Transparent or translucent third eyelid in some animals Wikidata
A transparent protective fold of skin acting as an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles and some mammals. Wiktionary
Transparent protective fold of skin. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
protective fold
eyelid
PART OF
eye
HAS KIND
haw
DIFFERENT FROM
Snork Maiden
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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nictitating membrane, third eyelid
Wikipedia
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nictitating membrane
Wikidata
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nictitating membrane
Wiktionary
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nictitating membrane
Wikipedia Redirections
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Inner eyelid, Nicitating membrane, Nictating eyelid, Nictating membrane, Nictating Membrane, nictitans, nictitating, nictitating eyelid, nictitating membranes, palpebra tertia, semilunar fold, third eyelid
Wikidata Alias
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haw, third eyelid

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