Complete Definition of "nictitation"

English

Etymology
From nictitate.

Pronunciation
IPA|/nɪktɪ'teɪ��n/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Noun
en-noun

  1. wink|Winking, blinking

#*1962: Vlamidir Nabokov, Pale Fire
#*: I saw a couple, later identified for me as Mr Colt, a local lawyer, and his wife, whose blundering Cadillac half entered my driveway before retreating in a flurry of luminous nictitation.

Related terms
nictitate
nictitating membrane

See also
nictation

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