nictitating membrane
91cat, domestic — ▪ mammal Introduction also called house cat, (species Felis catus), domesticated member of the family Felidae, order Carnivora. Like all felids, domestic cats, the smallest members of the family, are characterized by supple, low slung bodies,… …
92nictitation — noun /nɪktɪˈteɪʃən/ Winking, blinking I saw a couple, later identified for me as Mr Colt, a local lawyer, and his wife, whose blundering Cadillac half entered my driveway before retreating in a flurry of luminous nictitation. See Also: nictitate …
93nictitate — verb /ˈnɪktɪteɪt/ to wink or blink See Also: nictitation, nictitating membrane …
94mackerel shark — noun Any shark of the order Lamniformes, having two dorsal fins an anal fin, five gill slits and eyes without nictitating membrane …
95NMR — Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. An imaging technique that does not use radiation. * * * Abbreviation for nuclear magnetic resonance. * * * national medical resources; neonatal mortality rate; nictitating membrane response; nuclear magnetic resonance… …
96nM — Abbreviation for nanomolar. * * * near miss; neomycin; neuromedical; neuromedin; neuromuscular; neuronal microdysgenesis; neuronal mode; neutrophil migration; nictitating membrane; nitrogen mustard; nocturnal myoclonus; nodular melanoma; nodules… …
97nm — Abbreviation for nanometer. * * * near miss; neomycin; neuromedical; neuromedin; neuromuscular; neuronal microdysgenesis; neuronal mode; neutrophil migration; nictitating membrane; nitrogen mustard; nocturnal myoclonus; nodular melanoma; nodules… …
98Oxyspirura mansoni — A widely distributed spiruroid nematode parasite found under the nictitating membrane in the eye of turkeys, chickens, peafowl, quail, and grouse; larvae develop to the infective stage in cockroaches. SYN: Manson eye worm …
99Thelazia — The eye worms, a genus of spiruroid nematodes that inhabit the lacrimal ducts and surface of the eyes of various domestic and wild animals, but rarely humans; a number of species have been reported from wild birds. Cyclic development occurs in… …
100North American Beaver — Castor canadensis Conservation status Least Concern ( …
