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Webster 1913 Edition


Stalk-eyed

Stalk′-eyedˊ

(sta̤k′īdˊ)
,
Adj.
(Zool.)
Having the eyes raised on a stalk, or peduncle; – opposed to
sessile-eyed
. Said especially of podophthalmous crustaceans.
Stalk-eyed crustaceans
.
(Zool.)