Eyestalk

Word EYESTALK
Character 8
Hyphenation eye stalk
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Eyestalk"

What do we mean by eyestalk?

A movable structure in certain crustaceans, such as crabs and shrimp, that bears an eye at the tip. noun

The stem or stalk upon which an eye is borne, as in the stalk-eyed crustaceans; the ophthalmite. See cut under stalk-eyed. noun

One of the movable peduncles which, in the decapod Crustacea, bear the eyes at the tip. noun

A motile stalk having an eye at the tip noun

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The word "eyestalk" in example sentences

It was kind of laughable ... the eyestalk was a flashlight, lit bulb and all!) ❋ Gray, Francine Du Plessix (1985)

Like in Doomsday, eye to eyestalk with the Dalek ... she said, Do you get that? ❋ Rabid1st (2009)

There were many times when a hideous day (or month, or year) at the job felt a little better when I could look myself in the eye (using a mirror, as opposed to a prehensile eyestalk) and tell myself that at least I made my word quota. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Infocult: keeping one eyestalk fixed on the economy as it shambles ever onward. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Daleks have an eyestalk which they use to view the world. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Robbins/eyestalk sequence seemed redundant to me and an excuse to drop in a heavily-storyboarded tension-builder before the inevitable denoument happens. ❋ Unknown (2005)

But in her mind's eye, she saw women with eyestalk hairdos walking into the coffee shop. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Their tentacles writhing in agitation, none of the police turnedso much as a wandering eyestalk in the lone Vssey's direction. ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- (2004)

Ingvrau made an eyestalk gesture that Roger didn't comprehend. ❋ Unknown (2003)

One piece, the largest, sported three snakelike appendages and a slender eyestalk. ❋ MICHAEL JAN FRIEDMAN (2000)

"Of course," the Ornaet said, and slowly the lefthand eyestalk was subsumed back into the Ornaet's main body mass. ❋ Diane Duane (2000)

A second eyestalk swiveled toward the noise to see Commander Kurak enter. ❋ Keith R.A. DeCandido (1999)

It turned an eyestalk toward the phone, then pulled several tentacles from a disassembled robot and waved them at the phone. ❋ W.R. Thompson (1996)

One eyestalk and one quadruple-digited tentacle swung lazily toward him. ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- (1992)

SilverSide retracted the eyestalk, gathered herself; when the WalkingStone passed the side of the building, she leaped with a BeastTalk growl. ❋ Leigh, Stephen (1989)

An eyestalk went flying - and another, as he smote again. ❋ Aldiss, Brian (1962)

The dragon swiveled one fluttering eyestalk in his direction. ❋ Heinlein, Robert A. (1951)

The ship's doctor peeled one eyestalk and shined a hand torch at it. ❋ Heinlein, Robert A. (1951)

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