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1. a. Having the eyes raised on a stalk, or peduncle; -- opposed to sessile-eyed. Said especially of podophthalmous crustaceans. Source: opted
2. Having the eyes raised on a stalk, or peduncle; -- opposed to eyed">sessile-eyed. Said especially of podophthalmous crustaceans. Stalked- eyed crustaceans. (Zoöl.) See Podophthalmia. Source: webster
3. Having the eyes raised on a stalk, or peduncle; -- opposed tosessile-eyed. Said especially of podophthalmous crustaceans. Stalked-eyed crustaceans. (Zoöl.) See Podophthalmia. Source: adambom

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crustaceans stalk eyes opposed peduncle podophthalmous raised said podophthalmia see sessile-eyed stalked eyed

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