third eye•lid
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third eyelid - a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals | ||
nictitating membrane | ||
protective fold a flap of tissue that protects what it covers | ||
oculus, optic, eye a small hole or loop (as in a needle); "the thread wouldn't go through the eye" |