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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
nictitating membrane

▶noun Zoology a whitish membrane forming an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles, and some mammals.

– origin C18: nictitating based on med. L. nictitat- ‘blinked’, frequentative of nictare.

'nictitating membrane' also found in these Oxford entries:

haw - third eyelid

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