eyestalk

[ ahy-stawk ]

nounZoology.
  1. the stalk or peduncle upon which the eye is borne in lobsters, shrimps, etc.

Origin of eyestalk

1
First recorded in 1850–55; eye + stalk1

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British Dictionary definitions for eyestalk

eyestalk

/ (ˈaɪˌstɔːk) /


noun
  1. a movable stalk bearing a compound eye at its tip: occurs in crustaceans and some molluscs

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Scientific definitions for eyestalk

eyestalk

[ īstôk′ ]


  1. A movable stalk having a compound eye on its tip, found on crabs, lobsters, and other crustaceans.

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