nictitantadj.

Brit.

/ˈnɪktᵻt(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈnɪktəd(ə)nt/,

/ˈnɪktət(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin nictitant-, nictitans.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin nictitant-, nictitans, present participle of nictitare nictitate v. With nictitant membrane compare post-classical Latin nictitans membrana (1676 in the passage translated in quot. 1678 for nictating membrane n. at nictating adj.).

Now rare.

Adapted for winking or blinking; nictitating. Also (occasionally): giving the appearance of winking or blinking. nictitant membrane n. = nictitating membrane n. at nictitating adj. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > movements of eye > winking or blinking

winking1555

blinking1568

blink1575

wapper1581

blinked1590

wapper-eyed1604

twinkling1740

nictitant1826

blinky1861

nictitating1899

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 287 Nictitant Ocellus... When the ocellus includes a lunular spot of a different colour.

1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals I. i. 34 Many reptiles..are furnished with a nictitant membrane like birds.

1855 G. Emerson Farmer's & Planter's Encycl. Rural Affairs (new ed.) 1166/2 The leaves of all the species [of Oxalis] are more or less sensitive and nictitant.

1878 Johnson's New Universal Cycl. (new ed.) III. 887/1 The eye [of certain sharks] has no nictitant membrane.

1999 Developmental & Compar. Immunol. 23 473 ATPase-positive dendritic cells and class II-positive dendritic cells were observed in epidermis, nictitant membrane and cornea.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nictitant
释义	nictitantadj. Brit. /ˈnɪktᵻt(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈnɪktəd(ə)nt/, /ˈnɪktət(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin nictitant-, nictitans. Etymology: < post-classical Latin nictitant-, nictitans, present participle of nictitare nictitate v. With nictitant membrane compare post-classical Latin nictitans membrana (1676 in the passage translated in quot. 1678 for nictating membrane n. at nictating adj.). Now rare. Adapted for winking or blinking; nictitating. Also (occasionally): giving the appearance of winking or blinking. nictitant membrane n. = nictitating membrane n. at nictitating adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > movements of eye > winking or blinking winking1555 blinking1568 blink1575 wapper1581 blinked1590 wapper-eyed1604 twinkling1740 nictitant1826 blinky1861 nictitating1899 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 287 Nictitant Ocellus... When the ocellus includes a lunular spot of a different colour. 1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals I. i. 34 Many reptiles..are furnished with a nictitant membrane like birds. 1855 G. Emerson Farmer's & Planter's Encycl. Rural Affairs (new ed.) 1166/2 The leaves of all the species [of Oxalis] are more or less sensitive and nictitant. 1878 Johnson's New Universal Cycl. (new ed.) III. 887/1 The eye [of certain sharks] has no nictitant membrane. 1999 Developmental & Compar. Immunol. 23 473 ATPase-positive dendritic cells and class II-positive dendritic cells were observed in epidermis, nictitant membrane and cornea. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1826
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