: any of various marine bony fishes (families Uranoscopidae and Dactyloscopidae) with the eyes on top of a blocky or conical head
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Recent Examples on the WebAs for its name, the stargazer spends most of its time burrowed in the sand, with only its eyes protruding up to toward the surface. Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2022 This was Saint-Saëns the careful classicist, Saint-Saëns the stargazer; Saint-Saëns the traveler listening to others’ music, not expressing his own ego. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022 But the thick-skinned Mr. Galella lived to see his work widely esteemed: displayed in trendy galleries, compared to the photography of Diane Arbus and Henri Cartier-Bresson, and purchased by collectors and museums as exemplars of stargazer art.New York Times, 2 May 2022 As any stargazer knows, the most important ingredient for stellar star viewing is inky-black skies. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2022 Bedroom’s stargazer window offers up a beautiful view of your surroundings Best for: Off-road fans looking for an all-purpose trailer with room for two. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2022 The most exciting of the fossils the scientists examined was the skull of an extinct species of stargazer fish called Astroscopus countermani, found in 2011 and dating back to the Miocene epoch. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2022 Although the stargazer fossil was not a new find, the authors more recently were able to use improved technology to peer inside both the braincase and the fossilized pellets without destroying either.New York Times, 4 Feb. 2022 Not only will a lifelong stargazer get to experience space, but this also helps Space for Humanity open up that opportunity to even more people. Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 24 Nov. 2021 See More