nictitate

2 definitions found

nictitate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nictitate \Nic"ti*tate\, v. i. [See Nictate.]
     To wink; to nictate.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Nictitating membrane (Anat.), a thin membrane, found in
        many animals at the inner angle, or beneath the lower lid,
        of the eye, and capable of being drawn across the eyeball;
        the third eyelid; the haw.
        [1913 Webster]

nictitate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  nictitate
      v 1: briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to
           blink" [syn: blink, wink, nictitate, nictate]