Assertion: chinese alligator's eyelid | /r/CapableOf | protect eye
Facets:
value: from water
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: flaps close
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Flaps close off the ears and nostrils, the inner eyelids protect the eyes and a special flap called the palatal valve closes at the back of the throat to keep water out of the throat, stomach and lungs.
text: Crocodilians' eyes are immobile spheres covered by three eyelids: the third eyelid, the nictitating membrane, is transparent, but protects the eye from water.