第三眼睑

第三眼瞼

dìsānyǎnjiǎn

noun

Measure Word

一片第三眼睑 piàn

Meanings

1 nictitating membrane
2 third eyelid (zoology)

Characters

(ordinal prefix)

Examples

猫和狗都有第三眼睑。

Māo hé gǒu dōu yǒu dìsān yǎnjiǎn.

Both cats and dogs have a third eyelid.

兽医检查了狗狗的第三眼睑。

Shòuyī jiǎnchále gǒugǒu de dìsān yǎnjiǎn.

The vet examined the dog's third eyelid.

Tips

memory

Literally 'the third eyelid' — most mammals have an upper lid and a lower lid; the nictitating membrane is the extra translucent fold many other vertebrates retain for cleaning and protecting the eye.

Stroke Order

第 dì

三 sān

眼 yǎn

睑 jiǎn