Category:Podophthalmia

Pod`oph*thal"mi*a, n. pl. Etym: [nl. See podophthalmic.] (zoöl.)

Defn: 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.