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palpebrate

[ pal-puh-breyt, pal-pee-brit, -peb-rit ]

adjective

  1. having eyelids.

palpebrate

adjective

  1. having eyelids

verb

  1. intr to wink or blink, esp repeatedly

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Word History and Origins

Origin of palpebrate1

1855–60; < New Latin palpebrātus, equivalent to Latin palpebr ( a ) eyelid + -ātus -ate 1

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