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eyestalk
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eye·stalk  (stôk)
n.
A movable stalklike structure in certain crustaceans, such as crabs and shrimp, that bears an eye at the tip.
eyestalk [ˈaɪˌstɔːk]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a movable stalk bearing a compound eye at its tip: occurs in crustaceans and some molluscs
eyestalk  (stôk)
A movable stalk having a compound eye on its tip, found on crabs, lobsters, and other crustaceans.


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The fictional aliens--with their eyes bugging out fearfully from eyestalks and their drooling mouthlike orifices gaping in frowns--look as alarmed as the humans.
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The slug settles in the crab's underside and grows, forming a bulge in its shell and sprouting a set of root-like tendrils that spread throughout the crab's body, even wrapping around its eyestalks.
ANIMAL PARASITES by BREGMAN, MARK / Science World
It seemed a fair and accurate title for a shrimp that lacked the eyestalks and corneas other shrimp use for vision.
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