| 单词 | nictitate |
| 释义 | nictitate in British English (ˈnɪktɪˌteɪt) or nictate (ˈnɪkteɪt) verb technical words for blink (sense 1) Derived forms nictitation (ˌnictiˈtation) or nictation (nicˈtation) noun Word origin C19: from Medieval Latin nictitāre to wink repeatedly, from Latin nictāre to wink, from nicere to beckonnictitate in American English (ˈnɪktəˌteɪt) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈnictiˌtated or ˈnictiˌtating to wink or blink rapidly, as birds and other animals with a nictitating membrane do Derived forms nictitation (ˌnictiˈtation) noun Word origin < ML nictitatus, pp. of nictitare, freq. < L nictare, to wink: see connive |
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