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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Nictitate \Nic"ti*tate\, verb (used without an object) [See {Nictate}.] To wink; to nictate.
{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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
nictitate
verb: briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink" [syn: {blink}, {wink}, {nictate}]
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