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nictitant

French, adjective\nik.ti.tɑ̃\

nictitant is a French adjective meaning “nictitant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui cligne, qui clignote, en parlant des paupières”.

What does nictitant mean in English?

adjective

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    nictitant

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui cligne, qui clignote, en parlant des paupières. 2. Qualifie la troisième paupière de certains animaux (batraciens, oiseaux), qui cligne sans cesse et se déplace afin de protéger l'œil.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of nictitant

  • nictitante feminine
  • nictitants masculine plural
  • nictitantes feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce nictitant?

  • \nik.ti.tɑ̃\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to nictitant

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.