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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnictar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /nikˈtaɾ/
"El ave comenzó a nictar para protegerse del viento."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
To blink or wink the eyes rapidly.
"The owl began to nictitate as the bright morning light pierced through the dense forest canopy."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'nictitare', an intensive/frequentative form of 'nictare' meaning to blink or wink. It entered the English language in the early 17th century as a technical or formal biological term used primarily in anatomy and zoology.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nictitate" is said worldwide
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nictiter
Transliteration: /nik.ti.te/
"Le chat a commencé à nictiter pour humidifier ses yeux."
blinzeln
Transliteration: /ˈblɪnt͡sl̩n/
"Das Tier begann zu blinzeln, als das Licht anging."
nictare
Transliteration: /nikˈta.re/
"La rana tende a nictare frequentemente sott'acqua."
nictar
Transliteration: /nikˈtaɾ/
"El ave comenzó a nictar para protegerse del viento."
nictar
Transliteration: /nikˈtaɾ/
"O réptil costuma nictar para limpar os olhos."
पलक झपकाना
Transliteration: palak jhapkaana
"तेज़ रोशनी में पक्षी लगातार पलक झपका रहा था।"
瞬膜眨眼
Transliteration: shùn mó zhǎ yǎn
"猫头鹰在强光下不停地眨眼。"
눈을 깜빡이다
Transliteration: nun-eul kkamppag-ida
"동물이 밝은 빛에 눈을 깜빡였다."
まばたきする
Transliteration: mabataki suru
Script: 瞬きする
"動物は眩しい光の中でまばたきした。"
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