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nic·ti·tat·ing membrane  audio  (nkt-ttng) KEY  also nic·tat·ing membrane  (nkttng) KEY 

NOUN:
A transparent inner eyelid in birds, reptiles, and some mammals that closes to protect and moisten the eye. Also called third eyelid.



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