Assertion: bactrian camel's eyelash | /r/CapableOf | protect eye
Facets:
value: from blowing sand
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: against sun
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: during the sandstorms
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Heavy eyelashes protect the eyes from blowing sand, and the nostrils can be squeezed shut.
text: Its bushy eyebrows, dense, long eyelashes and sealable nostrils keep eyes and nose "safe" from the sand during the sandstorms.
text: Long eyelashes protect the eyes from blowing sand and sun rays.
text: The rest of the camel's body is adapted to the conditions in the desert: the hoof is perfect for the soft, instable sand, and the digits are wrapped in an elastic tissue that isolates the foot from the hot ground (while impeding deepening in the sand); the thick eyebrows and eyelashes protect the eyes against sand and sun; the nostrils are moved by muscles that can close them hermetically at will and the ears are filled of hairs that impede the sand to get in.
text: Other special features include nostrils that close to keep the sand out, eyelashes that are double-rowed to protect the eyes, knees that are padded for kneeling, and broad feet with expandable pads for walking in the sand.