Pŏd'oph-thăl'mie, a.

(-of-, or -op-), a. [Gr. πούς, ποδός, foot, and ὀφθαλμός, an eye.] (Zool.) (a.) Having the eyes on movable footstalks or pedicels. (b.) Of the order Podophthalmia, in crustaceans, which includes crabs, lobsters, and shrimps, the eyes of which are on movable pedicels. Dana.