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单词 eyestalk
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eyestalk

[ ahy-stawk ]
/ ˈaɪˌstɔk /

noun Zoology.

the stalk or peduncle upon which the eye is borne in lobsters, shrimps, etc.

Origin of eyestalk

First recorded in 1850–55; eye + stalk1

Words nearby eyestalk

eyes-only, eyesore, eye splice, eyespot, eyes right, eyestalk, eyestone, eyestrain, eyestrings, eyeteeth, Eyetie
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Example sentences from the Web for eyestalk

  • Arthurs eyestalk cowered back into the suitcase as she came close.

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British Dictionary definitions for eyestalk

eyestalk
/ (ˈaɪˌstɔːk) /

noun

a movable stalk bearing a compound eye at its tip: occurs in crustaceans and some molluscs
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for eyestalk

eyestalk
[ īstôk′ ]

A movable stalk having a compound eye on its tip, found on crabs, lobsters, and other crustaceans.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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