nictitation

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /nɪktɪˈteɪʃən/

Noun

nictitation

1. 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

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