stalk-eyed
[ stawk-ahyd ]
/ ˈstɔkˌaɪd /
adjective Anatomy.
having the eyes located on pedicels, as some crustaceans and dipterans.
Origin of stalk-eyed
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby stalk-eyed
stalinist,
stalino,
stalinogrod,
stalinsk,
stalk,
stalk-eyed,
stalked,
stalked puffball,
stalker,
stalking,
stalking-horse
Example sentences from the Web for stalk-eyed
According to Sars, the Sympoda (or Cumaceans), in spite of their sessile eyes, have closer affinities with the stalk-eyed orders.
The stalk-eyed Crustacea are known to most readers through the fascinating volume of Mr. Bell.
The Philosophy of Natural Theology |William Jackson