Nictitation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nictitation \Nic`ti*ta"tion\, n.
     The act of winking.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  nictitation
       n : a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly [syn: {blink},
            {eye blink}, {blinking}, {wink}, {winking}, {nictation}]