"nictitating membrane" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: nictitating membranes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nictitating membrane (plural nictitating membranes)
  1. A transparent protective fold of skin acting as an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles and some mammals. Wikipedia link: nictitating membrane Categories (topical): Eye Synonyms: winker, nictating membrane Translations (transparent protective fold of skin): 瞬膜 (shùnmó) (Chinese Mandarin), blunkhinna [feminine] (Faroese), vilkkuluomi (Finnish), Nickhaut [feminine] (German), augnhimna [feminine] (Icelandic), blikhimna [feminine] (Icelandic), innra augnalok [neuter] (Icelandic), maothán [masculine] (Irish), maothán súile [masculine] (Irish), 瞬膜 (shunmaku) (alt: しゅんまく) (Japanese), migotka [feminine] (Polish), membrana nictitante [feminine] (Portuguese), membrana nictitante [feminine] (Spanish), blinkhinna [common-gender] (Swedish), žmrikawka [feminine] (Upper Sorbian), žmrikowka [feminine] (Upper Sorbian)

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