Defn: Same as Basigynium
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.
PODOPHTHALMIC; PODOPHTHALMOUS Pod`oph*thal"mic, Pod`oph*thal"mous, a. Etym: [Podo- + Gr. (Zoöl.) (a) Having the eyes on movable footstalks, or pedicels. (b) Of or pertaining to the Podophthalmia.
PODOPHTHALMITE
Pod`oph*thal"mite, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The eyestalk of a crustacean.
PODOPHYLLIN
Pod`o*phyl"lin, n. Etym: [From Podophyllum.] (Chem.)
Defn: A brown bitter gum extracted from the rootstalk of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum). It is a complex mixture of several substances.
PODOPHYLLOUS
Pod`o*phyl"lous, a.
1. (Zoöl.)