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third eyelid

Definition of third eyelid

noun

informal term for nictitating membrane.

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Definition of third eyelid in the US English dictionary

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third class
third country
third cousin
third estate
third eye
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third force
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third man
third market
third party

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monocular

/ məˈnɒkjʊlə

adjective , noun

with, for, or in one eye …

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