Stalk-eyed

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stalk-eyed \Stalk"-eyed`\ (st[add]k"[imac]d`), a. (Zool.)
     Having the eyes raised on a stalk, or peduncle; -- opposed to
     {sessile-eyed}. Said especially of podophthalmous
     crustaceans.
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     {Stalk-eyed crustaceans}. (Zool.) See {Podophthalmia}.
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