eyestalk

[ahy-stawk]

noun Zoology.

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

Origin of eyestalk

First recorded in 1850–55; eye + stalk¹

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Arthurs eyestalk cowered back into the suitcase as she came close.
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British Dictionary definitions for eyestalk

eyestalk

noun

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

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eyestalk in Science

eyestalk

[ī′stôk′]

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