PODOPHTHALMIA

‖Pod′oph‐thal″mi‐a (?), n. pl. [[NL. See Podophthalmic.]] (Zoöl.) 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.