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Webster 1913 Edition
Podophthalmia
‖
Podˊoph-thal′mi-a
,Noun.
pl.
[NL. See
Podophthalmic
.] (Zool.)
The stalk-eyed Crustacea, – an order of Crustacea having the eyes supported on movable stalks. It includes the crabs, lobsters, and prawns. Called also
Podophthalmata
, and Decapoda
.