单词 | stalk-eyed |
释义 | stalk-eyed in British English (ˈstɔːkˌaɪd) adjective having eyes that stick out on stalks stalk-eyed flies stalk-eyed in American English (ˈstɔkˌaɪd) adjective having eyes on short, movable stalks, as crabs do stalk-eyed in American English (ˈstɔkˌaid) adjective Anatomy having the eyes located on pedicels, as some crustaceans and dipterans Word origin [1850–55]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boneyard, clear-cut, headhunting, muggins, runoffExamples of 'stalk-eyed' in a sentence |
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