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STALK-EYED

\stˈɔːkˈa͡ɪd], \stˈɔːkˈa‍ɪd], \s_t_ˈɔː_k_ˈaɪ_d]\

Definitions of STALK-EYED

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.

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Having the eyes raised on a stalk, or peduncle; -- opposed to sessile-eyed. Said especially of podophthalmous crustaceans.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Having the eyes at the end of a short stalk, as in some Crustaceans, - opp. sessile-eyed.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

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