palpebrate

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

adjective
  1. having eyelids.

Origin of palpebrate

1
1855–60; <New Latin palpebrātus, equivalent to Latin palpebr(a) eyelid + -ātus-ate1

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British Dictionary definitions for palpebrate

palpebrate

adjective(ˈpælpɪbrɪt, -ˌbreɪt)
  1. having eyelids

verb(ˈpælpɪˌbreɪt)
  1. (intr) to wink or blink, esp repeatedly

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