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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Stalk-eyed

/(sta̤k"īd`)/ · Stalk·-eyed · IPA
01 a. Having the eyes raised on a stalk, or peduncle; -- opposed to sessile-eyed. Said especially of podophthalmous crustaceans.
  1. 1.
    Having the eyes raised on a stalk, or peduncle; -- opposed to sessile-eyed. Said especially of podophthalmous crustaceans.(Zool.)
Phrases & compounds
Stalk-eyed crustaceans — See Podophthalmia.