Podophthalmia
Pod`oph`thal´mi`a
| n. pl. | 1. | (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. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.