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Nictitating membrane Moderate

Nictitating membrane has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals

2

A transparent protective fold of skin acting as an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles and some mammals.

See Also
haw nictitans bird skin harderian gland nictitation nictitating membranes inner
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
protective fold
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