PROTECTIVE FOLD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A flap of tissue that protects what it covers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("protective fold" is a kind of...):

flap (a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "protective fold"):

eyelid; lid; palpebra (either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye)

nictitating membrane; third eyelid (a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals)