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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A movable stalk supporting an eye, as found in certain invertebrates.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Mollusca, an eye-stalk; any part, as a tentacle, bearing an eye or organ of vision. The horns of various snails are examples. The ommatophores of crustaceans are called
ophthalmites .
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- noun An
eyestalk
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek omma, ommat-, eye; see okw- in Indo-European roots + –phore.]
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reesetee commented on the word ommatophore
A part of an invertebrate animal, especially a tentacle, that bears an eye; an eyestalk.
February 16, 2008