eyestalk


Pronunciation key

( ī′stôk′ )

eye•stalk

n.

eyestalk

A characteristic in some crustaceans of having a movable stalk with an eye located at the tip.

blind shrimp

References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Anatomy of Shrimp
  • Freshwater and Marine Image Bank, Blind Crustacean

    • Further Reading

  • exoskeleton

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