{Stalk-eyed crustaceans}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Podophthalmia}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Stalk-eyed — (st[add]k [imac]d ), a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having the eyes raised on a stalk, or peduncle; opposed to {sessile eyed}. Said especially of podophthalmous crustaceans. [1913 Webster] {Stalk eyed crustaceans}. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Podophthalmia}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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stalk-eyed — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : having the eyes raised on a stalk used chiefly of crustaceans * * * /stawk uyd /, adj. Anat. having the eyes located on pedicels, as some crustaceans and dipterans. [1850 55] * * * stalkˈ eyed adjective Having the eyes on… … Useful english dictionary
stalk-eyed — /stawk uyd /, adj. Anat. having the eyes located on pedicels, as some crustaceans and dipterans. [1850 55] * * * … Universalium
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lobster — /lob steuhr/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) lobster, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) lobsters. 1. any of various large, edible, marine, usually dull green, stalk eyed decapod crustaceans of the family Homaridae, esp. of the genus… … Universalium
lobster — lob•ster [[t]ˈlɒb stər[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) ster, (esp. for kinds or species) sters. 1) ivt any of various large, marine, stalk eyed decapod crustaceans, esp. of the genus Homarus, having large, asymmetrical pincers 2) ivt any of… … From formal English to slang
crab — I. /kræb / (say krab) noun 1. any of the stalk eyed decapod crustaceans constituting the suborder Brachyura (true crabs) having a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen or so called tail being small and folded under the thorax. 2 …
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