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from The Century Dictionary.
- A division of malacostracous Crustacea, having the eyes borne upon movable eye-stalks or opnthalmites, and the cephalothorax forming a carapace; the stalk-eyed crustaceans: distinguished from
Edriophthalmia .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (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 , andDecapoda .
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yaybob commented on the word podophthalmia
An order of Crustacea having the eyes supported on movable stalks. It includes the crabs, lobsters, and prawns. Called also Podophthalmata, and Decapoda.
December 16, 2008
yarb commented on the word podophthalmia
I've always wanted eye-stalks.
December 17, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word podophthalmia
*sigh* Me too. Moveable ones.
December 17, 2008
yarb commented on the word podophthalmia
It makes you wonder why we haven't evolved them yet. I mean, assuming they were fully retractable, would there be any disadvantage to having them?
Surely it's only a matter of time before the first podophthalmic child is born - and that child will dominate his peers and produce podophthalmic progeny.
December 17, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word podophthalmia
*ponders*
Would such a development devastate the periscope industry, mayhap?
December 17, 2008
reesetee commented on the word podophthalmia
Strange. I've always wanted moveable eyestalks too.
But if I know humankind, we'd ruin it somehow. Before you could blink those eyestalks just once, there'd be a burgeoning market for eyestalk apparel, eyestalk tattoos, eyestalk jewelry, eyestalk makeup....Oh, it would be terrible.
Give me two plain eyestalks any day, though.
December 17, 2008
yaybob commented on the word podophthalmia
It's remarkable to return to my computer after several hours away and find all of this discussion by so many people on a topic such as this.
BTW, how does one go about making an addition like the one I made appear as a gray definition beside the word rather than as a comment. I referenced FAQ and found this: "The definitions come from an open-source project called WordNet. If they don't provide a definition, then Wordie doesn't show one. So far, there is no way to add a definition - but you can add it as a comment on the word page." That's got to be an intrabuccal linguisticism again, n'est ce pas?
December 17, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word podophthalmia
Yaybob: originally those definitions weren't there, and all you got was the word page and whatever comments were left. You are more than welcome to post your definition of choice as a comment, though. It wouldn't make sense to have some WordNet definitions be from WordNet and some from users.
December 17, 2008
reesetee commented on the word podophthalmia
To add to Chained_Bear's reply, you can also add a private note (that no other Wordie will see) by clicking on the link just above the comments. So if you'd rather keep a definition to yourself--or just curse uncontrollably--that's the place to do it. :-)
December 17, 2008
skipvia commented on the word podophthalmia
Yaybob-this is a very mild example of the wordie treatment, a phenomenon of some standing around here; first identified by reesetee on the luncheon discussion as far as I can tell. A more spectacular (and more deliberate) example may be found at greetings. And just about everywhere else, now that I think of it.
December 18, 2008
reesetee commented on the word podophthalmia
Yep, that's where it all started, skip. But is this page really an example of Wordie treatment? I mean, we're not mocking anyone.
Okay, maybe we're mocking the word itself. I can scrute that.
December 18, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word podophthalmia
Oh skipvia. This isn't the wordie treatment. No, Yaybob should fear that.
Fear it, I say.
(Though I notice you did say "mild.")
December 18, 2008
skipvia commented on the word podophthalmia
OK...I guess it's not really the treatment. *slinks into corner by self*
December 18, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word podophthalmia
*hands over more hot cocoa and a nice scarf with a happy moose design*
December 18, 2008
reesetee commented on the word podophthalmia
Hey skip! Look at this lovely Christmas tree!
December 19, 2008
skipvia commented on the word podophthalmia
*trying hard to continue with effective pout, but finding it difficult to ignore the aroma of chocolate and the nice Christmas tree*
December 19, 2008
reesetee commented on the word podophthalmia
In your own good time, skip. Sometimes a pout just has to run its course. ;-)
December 19, 2008
skipvia commented on the word podophthalmia
Done. Merry Ram Schist to you! *snuggles into moose scarf*
December 19, 2008
reesetee commented on the word podophthalmia
Merry Cart Shims to you too!
*is happy that skip has a short pout cycle*
December 19, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word podophthalmia
Happy Mirth Sacs!!
December 19, 2008