Edriophthalma

plural noun

Ed·​ri·​oph·​thal·​ma

ˌedrēˌäfˈthalmə

in some classifications

: a superorder of Malacostraca that includes forms with sessile eyes and is coextensive with the orders Isopoda and Amphipoda compare arthrostraca

edriophthalmatous

¦⸗⸗ˌ⸗¦⸗mətəs

adjective

or edriophthalmous

-məs

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from edri- (from Greek hedraios) + -ophthalma

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