: one of the movable peduncles bearing an eye at the tip in a decapod crustacean
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By that point, Marge is already running toward the woodshop, desperately trying to see straight out of her bulbous eyestalks.
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Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
17 Nov. 2025
The mockup of the insect’s head shows a rough circle adorned with two antennae, a small mandible hidden underneath and eyestalks protruding from the sides.
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Olatunji Osho-Williams,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Oct. 2024
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Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
17 Nov. 2025
The mockup of the insect’s head shows a rough circle adorned with two antennae, a small mandible hidden underneath and eyestalks protruding from the sides.
—
Olatunji Osho-Williams,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Oct. 2024
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“Eyestalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyestalk. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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eyestalk
noun
eye·stalk
-ˌstȯk 
: a movable stalk bearing an eye at the tip in a crustacean
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