stalk-eyed
[ stawk-ahyd ]
adjectiveAnatomy.
having the eyes located on pedicels, as some crustaceans and dipterans.
Origin of stalk-eyed
1First recorded in 1850–55
Words Nearby stalk-eyed
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How to use stalk-eyed in a sentence
The stalk-eyed Crustacea are known to most readers through the fascinating volume of Mr. Bell.
The Philosophy of Natural Theology | William JacksonAccording to Sars, the Sympoda (or Cumaceans), in spite of their sessile eyes, have closer affinities with the stalk-eyed orders.
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